Quantum wire laser
US5363394A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y20/00
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Intersecting quantum wells form a T-shaped structure. Quantum bound states exist due to the spreading out of the wave function in the T-junction region. The confined state leads to formation of a quantum wire in which one-dimensional carrier behavior extends along a wire-like region defined by the intersecting planes of the two wells. By embedding such a region in a T-shaped optical waveguide, a quantum wire laser characterized by low-threshold stimulated emission in the one-dimensional quantum limit is provided.
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