Gallium and nitrogen containing triangular or diamond-shaped configuration for optical devices

摘要

A gallium and nitrogen containing optical device has a base region and no more than three major planar side regions configured in a triangular arrangement provided from the base region.

主权项

1. A lamp comprising:
an light emitting diode (LED) device comprising at least:
a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having first, second, and third a-planes forming an equilateral triangle;a light-emitting epitaxial structure overlying said substrate;p-type metallized contact; andan n-type metallized contact; wherein said LED device comprises no more than five sides, wherein three sides of said five sides are along said first, second and third a-planes; and the remaining two sides of said five sides have a triangular shape and are configured from equivalent crystal planes.