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Semiconductor substrate for reflecting electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength range

US6111266A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 1997
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F77/1465
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A semiconductor substrate, suitable for epitaxial growth thereon, comprising a plurality of layers of material. The interfaces between layers act as reflectors of electromagnetic radiation. The reflectors may be used in, for example, resonant cavities in which may be located, for example, multi-quantum well detectors, the efficiency of said detectors being increased by virtue of the enhanced electric field associated with resonance in the cavity.

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