A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first substrate. The light-emitting device also includes a second substrate including a light-shielding structure. The light-emitting device further includes a first light-emitting module and a second light-emitting module being adjacent to each other. The first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module are spaced apart by a gap, and the light-shielding structure at least partially covers the gap in a top view direction of the light-emitting device.

An optoelectronic semiconductor light emitting device configured to emit light having a wavelength in the range from about 150 nm to about 425 nm is disclosed. In embodiments, the device comprises a substrate having at least one epitaxial semiconductor layer disposed thereon, wherein each of the one or more epitaxial semiconductor layers comprises a metal oxide. Also disclosed is an optoelectronic semiconductor device for generating light of a predetermined wavelength comprising a substrate and an optical emission region. The optical emission region has an optical emission region band structure configured for generating light of the predetermined wavelength and comprises one or more epitaxial metal oxide layers supported by the substrate.

A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate; a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a first exposed portion and a second portion; a plurality of first trenches formed on the substrate and including a surface composed by the first exposed portion; a second trench formed on the substrate and including a surface composed by the second exposed portion at a periphery region of the semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein each of the plurality of first trenches is branched from the second trench; and a patterned metal layer formed on the second semiconductor layer and including a first metal region and a second metal region, and portions of the second metal region are formed in the plurality of first trenches and the second trench to electrically connect to the first exposed portion and the second exposed portion.

A light-emitting element includes a core including a first semiconductor layer including a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions having side surfaces at different inclinations, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer, and an emissive layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer surrounding the first portion of the first semiconductor layer; and a second insulating layer surrounding the second portion of the first semiconductor layer.

A method for using a photon source, which includes a semiconductor structure having a first light emitting diode region, a second region including a quantum dot, a first voltage source, and a second voltage source, is provided. The method includes steps of applying an electric field across said first light emitting diode region to cause light emission by spontaneous emission, wherein the light emitted from said first light emitting diode region is absorbed in said second region and produces carriers to populate said quantum dot; and applying a tuneable electric field across said second region to control the emission energy of said quantum dot, wherein the light emitted from the second region exits said photon source.

An optoelectronic device comprising a semiconductor structure includes a p-type active region, an n-type active region, and an i-type active region. The semiconductor structure is comprised solely of one or more superlattices, where each superlattice is comprised of a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell can comprise a layer of GaN and a layer of AlN. In some cases, a combined thickness of the layers comprising the unit cells in the i-type active region is thicker than a combined thickness of the unit cells in the n-type active region, and is thicker than a combined thickness of the unit cells in the p-type active region. The layers in the unit cells in each of the three regions can all have thicknesses that are less than or equal to a critical layer thickness required to maintain elastic strain.

Provided are a semiconductor light source and a driver circuit thereof. The semiconductor light source includes an active layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are located on two opposite sides of the active layer. The first electrode is in ohmic contact with the first semiconductor layer. The third electrode is in ohmic contact with the second semiconductor layer. A first dielectric layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first semiconductor layer is a p-type semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer is an n-type semiconductor layer. Alternatively, the first semiconductor layer is an n-type semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor layer is a p-type semiconductor layer.

A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first semiconductor layer includes a lateral outer perimeter surface surrounding the active layer; a plurality of vias penetrating the semiconductor stack to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first pad portion and a second pad portion formed on the semiconductor stack to respectively electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second pad portion and the first pad portion are arranged in a first direction; wherein the plurality of vias is arranged in a plurality of rows, the plurality of rows are arranged in the first direction and includes a first row and a second row, the first row is covered by the second pad portion, the second row is not covered by the first pad portion and the second pad portion, wherein a spacing between two adjacent vias in the first row is different from a spacing between two adjacent vias in the second row.

A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first substrate. The light-emitting device also includes a second substrate including a light-shielding structure. The light-emitting device further includes a first light-emitting module and a second light-emitting module being adjacent to each other. The first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module are spaced apart by a gap, and the light-shielding structure at least partially covers the gap in a top view direction of the light-emitting device.

Resonant optical cavity light emitting devices are disclosed, where the device includes a substrate, a first spacer region, a light emitting region, a second spacer region, and a reflector. The light emitting region is configured to emit a target emission deep ultraviolet wavelength and is positioned at a separation distance from the reflector. The reflector may be a distributed Bragg reflector. The device has an optical cavity comprising the first spacer region, the second spacer region and the light emitting region, where the optical cavity has a total thickness less than or equal to K.Math.λ/n. K is a constant ranging from 0.25 to 10, λ is the target wavelength, and n is an effective refractive index of the optical cavity at the target wavelength.