Solid state optical shutter
US6483094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F55/165
Abstract
A solid-state optoelectronic shutter having an input and an output, comprising a semiconductor material, having formed therein or thereon: a planar photodiode (24), having a planar surface, and optically communicating with the input; a planar LED layer (26), having a planar surface substantially parallel to the planar photodiode, and optionally communicating with the output; and a planar gate layer (28), intermediate the planar photodiode and the planar LED.
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