Patent · US Expired

Semiconductor laser having electro-static discharge protection

US6185240A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

Wenbin Jiang · Thousand Oaks, US
Paul Claisse · Gilbert, US
Philip Kiely · Gilbert, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 1998
Grant date	Feb 6, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S5/06825
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (103) and a diode (105) is provided. The diode (105) is electrically coupled in reverse parallel to the vertical cavity surface emitting laser (103), thereby providing a portion of protection against electro-static discharge damage to the vertical cavity surface emitting laser (103).

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