Optoelectronic devices with control of light propagation
US4080617A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S148/084
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optoelectronic device, light is restrained from propagating in one or both confining layers on either side of an active layer by forming one or more photon absorbing barriers in one, or both, confining layers. A photon absorbing barrier can be formed by proton bombardment of a confining layer, by producing a protrusion from the substrate into the adjacent confining layer, or by producing a protrusion from a capping layer into the other confining layer, or by combinations of these. Spaced apart barriers can define a device, or sections of a multi-sectioned device, for example a monolithic light emitting diode and modulator.
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