Silicon light-emitting device and method for the production thereof
US6570187B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/3412
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a light emitting and guiding device comprising at least one active region (22) in silicon and the means for creating photons in the said active region. In accordance with the invention, the means for creating the photons comprise a diode (22c, 22d) formed in the active region. In addition, the device includes the means for confining the carriers injected by the diode, and the silicon in the active region is mono-crystalline.
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