US Patent 7777413 Organic electroluminescent device having an optical resonator

An organic electroluminescent device including a first electrode (11), a second electrode (16), and an organic material layer (20) interposed therebetween; the second electrode (16) being light-transmissible; the organic material layer (20) having a structure wherein a first carrier transporting layer (12), an organic emitting layer (14) and a second carrier transporting layer (15) are stacked in this order; the organic material layer (20) including a conductive light-reflecting layer (13) therein; and the part between the light-transmissible second electrode (16) and the light-reflecting layer (13) forming an optical resonator enhancing light emitted from the organic emitting layer (14).