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Photonic quantum ring laser diode

US6519271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1998
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/2027
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photonic quantum ring (PQR) laser diode with a plurality of laterally extending layers, one on top of another in an axial stack, comprises an active region sandwiched between an n type multi-layer distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) stack and a p type multi-layer DBR stack, wherein, along the circumference of said active region, 3 dimensional radiations are emitted with various wavelengths over a predetermined tuning range, as a function of slanted view angle with respect to the stack axis. The PQR laser shows an ultra-low threshold current of &mgr;A range, T½ dependence of the spectral peak shift and a square law behavior of threshold currents.

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