Interface Engineering in Chip-Scale GaN Optical Devices for Near-Hysteresis-Free Hydraulic Pressure Sensing

Vertically stacked quantum well diodes for multifunctional applications

Dual-functioning multiple quantum well (MQW) diodes can simultaneously transmit and receive information through visible light. Here, we report vertically stacked red, green, and blue (RGB) MQW diodes for light detection and display applications. Both blue and green MQW diodes are monolithically integrated with distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) filters to realize the separation of light. The versatile RGB MQW transmitter/receiver system not only creates full-color display but also effectively separates RGB light into various colors. These results open feasible routes to generate multifunctional device for the development of full-color display and light receiver.

Unification of Irreversibility and Energy Diagram Theory

A simultaneous emission-detection phenomenon occurs when a quantum well (QW) diode is biased with a forward voltage and illuminated with a shorter-wavelength light beam. The diode is able to detect and modulate light emitted by itself due to its spectral emission-detection overlap. Here, two identical QW diode units separately function as a transmitter and a receiver to establish a wireless light communication system. In association with energy diagram theory, we explain the irreversibility between light emission and light excitation in the QW diode, which may help us deeply understand various expressions in nature.