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Semiconductor optical device having an optical confinement structure

US5307200A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 1993
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB82Y20/00
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A planar semiconductor optical device for modulating an optical beam includes an active layer provided on a substrate, the active layer having a quantum structure and being laterally surrounded by an optical confinement region which has a refractive index smaller than the effective refractive index of the active layer.

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