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Semiconductor light-emitting devices

US5811839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1995
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/3211
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device including a first clad layer comprising a first conductive type of AlGaAsP compound, a second clad layer that is located next to the first clad layer, comprises a first conductive type of AlGaInP compound and has a thickness of up to 0.5 .mu.m, an active layer that is located next to the second clad layer and comprises a first or second conductive type AlGaInP or GaInP, a third clad layer that is located next to the active layer, comprises a second conductive type of AlGaInP compound and has a thickness of up to 0.5 .mu.m, and a fourth clad layer that is located next to the third clad layer and comprises a second conductive type of AlGaAsP compound, and/or a light-extracting layer that comprises a second conductive type AlGaP or GaP and has a thickness of 1 .mu.m to 100 .mu.m.

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