The Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) at UC Santa Barbara is a collaborative center, which partners key industry leaders and UCSB researchers to advance solid-state lighting and energy efficient power switching using wide-bandgap semiconductors.
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UV Light Emitters Development
UVA, UVB and UVC light emitters: LEDs and lasers
Advanced UV device design for high power and efficiency
Novel epitaxial process for AlGaN alloys
Design of UV-transparent current spreading layer and tunnel junction contacts
Deep UV for safer disinfection
Disinfection and sterilization for COVID-19
To support the UVC-LED research
Micro-LED Development
State-of-the-art MOCVD growths for long-wavelength III-nitride LEDs
Revolutionary fabrication processes to mitigate size effect
Cascade LED epitaxial structure for monolithic integration
Novel epitaxial design for strain relaxation
Low-voltage tunnel junction by MOCVD
High Efficiency, High Power LEDs for Lighting
Advanced packaging for light extraction
Strain relaxation for more indium incorporation
V-defect structure for high efficiency
Understanding efficiency loss mechanisms with electron-emission spectroscopy (EES)
Lasers for Lighting and Communication
Violet, blue, and green high power laser diodes for quantum computing
DFB laser design with surface gratings
Narrow linewidth with DFB lasers
Heterogeneous integration for photonic integration circuits
Novel laser device design for better efficiency
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELS)
3D light source
Fully polarized array
Achieve n-side mirror with high difference in refractive indices
High power device design
GaN Electronics
High breakdown voltage
RF electronics
Power switching
Patents
Questions regarding UC Santa Barbara's newly-available LED lighting technology
Questions regarding UC Santa Barbara's patented filament LED lighting technology
FAQ regarding UV sanitation: IES CR-2-20-V1, Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) – Frequently Asked Questions
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