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Electrically injected visible vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes

US5351256A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1993
Grant dateSep 27, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/34326
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Visible laser light output from an electrically injected vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VSCEL) diode is enabled by the addition of phase-matching spacer layers on either side of the active region to form the optical cavity. The spacer layers comprise InAlP which act as charge carrier confinement means. Distributed Bragg reflector layers are formed on either side of the optical cavity to act as mirrors.

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