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Light receiving element, light detector with built-in circuitry and optical pickup

US6949809B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateSep 27, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light receiving element, comprising a semiconductor structure comprising at least a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer in the semiconductor structure, a second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer having an impurity concentration lower than that of the first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, or a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided within the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer.

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