RPI ID: 2010-071-401

Innovation Summary:
RPI researchers created an integrated polarized LED that emits light with a specific polarization without requiring external polarizing components. The device integrates a polarization layer directly into the LED structure, enhancing light efficiency and simplifying optical systems.

Challenges / Opportunities:
Conventional LEDs emit unpolarized light, necessitating external polarizers that reduce efficiency and increase system complexity. This invention eliminates the need for such components, offering a compact and energy-efficient solution for applications requiring polarized light.

Key Benefits / Advantages:
✔ Higher efficiency: Reduces light loss by eliminating external polarizers
✔ Compact design: Integrates polarization within the LED structure
✔ Enhanced performance: Ideal for display technologies and optical sensors

Applications:
• LCD backlighting
• Optical communication systems
• Biomedical imaging
• 3D display technologies

Keywords:
#PolarizedLED #IntegratedOptics #LightPolarization #DisplayTechnology

Intellectual Property:
US Issued Patent 9362460