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Semiconductor optical cryocooler

US9680278B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2013
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a laser cooling apparatus including: a laser for providing an emission; a silicon-on-insulator substrate; and a thin film microstructure thermally anchored to the silicon-on-insulator substrate, the thin film microstructure being made from a material selected from either a II-VI binary compound semiconductor or a II-VI tenary compound semiconductor.

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