Patent ID: 8178373

Claim:
A method for fabricating a non-polar III-nitride optoelectronic device, comprising: (a) growing a non-polar n-type III-nitride layer on a non-polar III-nitride substrate or template; (b) growing a non-polar active region including a non-polar quantum well structure on or above the non-polar n-type III-nitride layer, wherein a non-polar quantum well in the non-polar quantum well structure emits light having a peak output power for a thickness of the non-polar quantum well greater than 8 nanometers; (c) growing a non-polar p-type III-nitride layer on or above the non-polar active region; and (d) wherein the non-polar III-nitride optoelectronic device has an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of at least 35%, and an output power of at least 25 mW at a drive current of 20 mA.