Polarized white light devices using non-polar or semipolar gallium containing materials and transparent phosphors

A packaged light emitting device for a display application, the device comprising:

• a substrate member having a surface region, the surface region comprising an n-type contact region;
• at least one light emitting diode overlying the surface region, the at least one light emitting diode being fabricated on a substrate comprising semipolar or nonpolar GaN, and the at least one light emitting diode configured to emit electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength, the at least one light emitting diode (LED) comprising an active region, the active region being provided by metal organic chemical vapor deposition, the first wavelength being a blue wavelength ranging from about 430 nanometers to about 490 nanometers;
• an optically transparent member coupled to the at least one light emitting diode;
• an optical path provided between the at least one light emitting diode and the optically transparent member;
• and
• a transparent phosphor having a thickness overlying the optically transparent member and configured to be excited by emission from the at least one light emitting diode to emit electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength,
• wherein the transparent phosphor comprises multiple phosphor entities and there is a gap between the transparent phosphor and the LED.