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Superheterojunction laser

US4023118A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 1975
Grant dateMay 10, 1977
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Expiry dateMar 24, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/06243
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A superheterojunction (SHJ) laser constructed from periodic structural semiconductor materials. The SHJ laser has approximately a thousand junctions which are planar and layered to provide gain in the plane of the layers. In addition, the device allows beam narrowing and beam steering of its output signal due to the multiple number of output sources with the ability to control the output phase of the combined sources.

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