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Published absorption values of common types of colloidal quantum dots have been used to calculate the loading requirements in a thin polymer film for application in color- converted microLED displays. The loading requirements as a function of the QD material and design are explored and discussed, with the goal of maximizing blue photon absorption for conversion to red and green in a model layer 5 microns thick.

Quantum dots are showing commercial promise for achieving wide color gamuts in LCD displays when used to generate the red and green portions of the spectrum. To date these have been incorporated using a separate optical element or a largearea film. We instead describe a drop-in, on-chip solution to QD-based BLUs.

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The temperature sensitivity of both strained and lattice-matched 1.5 μm quantum well lasers has been studied. From a complete experimental investigation of the temperature behavior of carrier lifetime, gain, and internal loss, it is found that Auger recombination is not the dominant factor in affecting the temperature sensitivity of threshold currents in 1.5 μm lasers. Instead, the dominant contribution to the temperature dependence of threshold currents in 1.5 μm lasers is the change in differential gain with temperature—a characteristic not improved by strain.

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Reactive polymer processing is the combined polymerization and processing of reactive prepolymers in a single operation. It encompasses a wide variety of processing methods including Reaction Injection Molding (RIM), a relatively new and growing fabrication method. Reaction Injection Molding utilizes impingement mixing of low viscosity fluids, injection of the reactive mixture into a mold, and polymerization therein to enable the molding of large plastic items. Polyurethane is currently the most commercially utilized RIM material although a number of other systems such as epoxy, nylon, and polyester are also suitable. Non‐urethane systems such as epoxy are often not as amenable to the process, however, since they are slower reactions and have a potentially damaging exotherm. A comprehensive analysis was developed to determine if a molding system is processable by RIM. Criteria for processability were established and include the ability to mix on impingement, fill large molds characteristic of the process, and provide a short cycle time without promoting a damaging exotherm. The treatment, consisting of both experimental and numerical techniques, was applied to identify potential epoxy molding systems, establish their processing window, and conduct an optimization of the process parameters to evaluate productivity. The analysis and its conclusions are applicable to most reactive polymer processing operations that employ a rapid, exothermic, polymerization reaction.

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