Semiconductor light emitting devices and methods
US7354780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S5/4031
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for producing an optical output, including the following steps: providing first and second electrical signals; providing a bipolar light-emitting transistor device that includes collector, base, and emitter regions; providing a collector electrode coupled with the collector region and an emitter electrode coupled with the emitter region, and coupling electrical potentials with respect to the collector and emitter electrodes; providing an optical coupling in optical communication with the base region; providing first and second base electrodes coupled with the base region; and coupling the first and second electrical signals with the first and second base electrodes, respectively, to produce an optical output emitted from the base region and coupled into the optical coupling, the optical output being a function of the first and second electrical signals.
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