Organic light-emitting transistor explained

An organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) is a form of transistor that emits light. These transistors have potential for digital displays and on-chip optical interconnects.^[1] OLET is a new light-emission concept, providing planar light sources that can be easily integrated in substrates like silicon, glass, and paper using standard microelectronic techniques.^[2]

OLETs differ from OLEDs in that an active matrix can be made entirely of OLETs, whereas OLEDs must be combined with switching elements such as TFTs.

See also

• Light-emitting diode (LED)
• Light-emitting transistor (LET)
• Organic field-effect transistor (OFET)
• Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Organic Transistor Could Outshine OLEDs > OLETs are faster and might make better on-chip optical interconnects . Savage . Neil . 2010-05-04 . . IEEE . 2022-06-12 . live . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612204411/https://spectrum.ieee.org/organic-transistor-could-outshine-oleds . 2022-06-12 . A transistor that emits light and is made from organic materials could lead to cheaper digital displays and fast-switching light sources on computer chips, according to the researchers who built it.
2. Web site: Organic light-emitting transistors outperforming OLEDs . Berger . Michael . 2010-05-06 . nanowerk.com . 2022-06-12 . live . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220515163145/https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=16162.php . 2022-05-15 . [...] OLETs could open a new era in organic optoelectronics and serve as test beds to address general fundamental optoelectronic and photonic issues.