Abstract
We develop a rigorous theory of the enhancement of spontaneous emission from a light-emitting device via coupling with the surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). Using the GaN/Ag system as an example we show that using SPPs pays off only for emitters that have low luminescence efficiency.
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