Superlattice optical device
US4616241A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/544
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A semiconductor optical device which includes a superlattice having direct transitions between conduction band and valence band states with the same wave vector, the superlattice being formed from a plurality of alternating layers of two or more different materials, at least the material with the smallest bandgap being an indirect bandgap material.
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