High brightness light emitting diode having a layer of distributed contacts

A high brightness light emitting diode having a distributed contact area comprising:

• a first electrode;
• a semiconductor substrate formed on said first electrode;
• a first cladding of a first conductivity type formed on said semiconductor substrate;
• an active layer formed on said first cladding layer;
• a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type formed on said active layer;
• a window layer of a second conductivity type formed on said second cladding layer;
• a distributed contact area comprising a plurality of contact strips formed on said window layer;
• a transparent conductive layer formed over said distributed contact area and said window layer, the transparent conductive layer being in ohmic contact with said distributed contact area and a Shottky barrier being formed between the transparent conductive layer and said window layer;
• and
• a second electrode formed on said transparent layer.

A high brightness light emitting diode having a distributed contact area, comprising:

• a stacked structure for providing a light emitting function and having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
• a distributed contact area comprising a plurality of contact gains in the form of circular cylinders formed on said first primary surface of said stacked structure, the distributed contact area being in ohmic contact with said stacked structure;
• and
• a transparent conductive layer formed over said distributed contact area and said first primary surface of said stacked structure, the transparent conductive layer being in ohmic contact with said distributed contact area and a Shottky barrier being formed between the transparent conductive layer and said first primary surface of said stacked structure.

A high brightness light emitting diode having a distributed contact area comprising:

• a stacked structure for providing a light emitting function and having a first primary surface and a second primary surface;
• a distributed contact area comprises a plurality of contact strips formed on said first primary surface of said stacked structure, said distributed contact area being in ohmic contact with said stacked structure;
• and
• a transparent conductive layer formed over said distributed contact area and said first primary surface of said stacked structure, the transparent conductive layer being in ohmic contact with said distributed contact area and a Shottky barrier being formed between the transparent conductive layer and said first primary surface of said stacked structure.