Patents by Inventor Christoph Eichler

Christoph Eichler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160079733
    Abstract: A laser light source, comprising a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region and a radiation coupling out area having first and second partial regions, and a filter structure. The active region generates coherent first electromagnetic radiation and incoherent second electromagnetic radiation. The coherent first electromagnetic radiation is emitted by the first partial region along an emission direction, and the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation is emitted by the first partial region and by the second partial region. The filter structure at least partly attenuates the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation emitted by the active region along the emission direction. The filter structure comprises at least one first filter element disposed downstream of the semiconductor layer sequence in the emission direction and it has at least one layer comprising a material that is non-transparent to electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Christoph EICHLER, Wolfgang SCHMID, Soenke TAUTZ, Wolfgang REILL, Dimitri DINI
  • Patent number: 9214785
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser light source comprising an edge-emitting semiconductor body (10) is provided. The semiconductor body (10) contains a semiconductor layer stack (110) having an n-type layer (111), an active layer (112) and a p-type layer (113) which is formed for generating electromagnetic radiation which comprises a coherent portion (21). The semiconductor laser light source is formed for decoupling the coherent portion (21) of the electromagnetic radiation from a decoupling surface (101) of the semiconductor body (10) which is inclined with respect to the active layer (112). The semiconductor body (10) comprises a further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C) which is inclined with respect to the decoupling surface (101) and has at least one light-diffusing sub-region (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 120A, 120B) which is provided in order to direct a portion of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the semiconductor layer stack (110) in the direction towards the further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Andreas Breidenassel, Alfred Lell
  • Patent number: 9202971
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, based on a nitride material system, comprising at least one active quantum well, wherein during operation electromagnetic radiation is generated in the active quantum well, the active quantum well comprises N successive zones in a direction parallel to a growth direction z of the semiconductor chip, N being a natural number greater than or equal to 2, the zones are numbered consecutively in a direction parallel to the growth direction z, at least two of the zones have average aluminium contents k which differ from one another, and the active quantum well fulfils the condition: 50??(35?k(z))dz?2.5N?1.5?dz?120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Avramescu, Désirée Queren, Christoph Eichler, Matthias Sabathil, Stephan Lutgen, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 9151893
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body has a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region provided for generating radiation. The semiconductor component has a waveguide, which is provided for laterally guiding the radiation generated in the active region and which extends between a mirror surface and a coupling-out surface. The waveguide meets the mirror surface perpendicularly and forms an acute angle with a normal to the coupling-out surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Fabian Kopp, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Clemens Vierheilig, Soenke Tautz
  • Publication number: 20150255956
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a layer structure with superimposed layers with at least the following layer structure: an n-doped outer layer, a third wave-guiding layer, an active zone in which light-generating structures are arranged, a second wave-guiding layer, a blocking layer, a first wave-guiding layer, a p-doped outer layer. The first, second and third wave-guiding layers have at least AlxInyGa (1?x?y) N. The blocking layer has an Al content which is at least 2% greater than the Al content of the adjacent first wave-guiding layer. The Al content of the blocking layer increases from the first wave-guiding layer towards the second wave-guiding layer. The layer structure has a double-sided gradation. The double-side gradation is arranged at the height of the blocking layer such that at least one part of the blocking layer or the entire blocking layer is of greater width than the first wave-guiding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM Opt Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Strauß, Teresa Wurm, Adrian Stefan Avramescu, Georg Brüderl, Christoph Eichler, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 9124072
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor laser includes a growth substrate; a semiconductor layer sequence that generates laser radiation; a front facet at the growth substrate and at the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the front facet constitutes a main light exit side for the laser radiation generated in the semiconductor laser and has a light exit region at the semiconductor layer sequence; a light blocking layer for the laser radiation, which partly covers at least the growth substrate at the front facet such that the light exit region is not covered by the light blocking layer; and a bonding pad at a side of the semiconductor layer sequence facing away from the growth substrate, wherein a distance between the bonding pad and the light blocking layer at least at the light exit region is 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Sönke Tautz
  • Publication number: 20150244147
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor laser diode is specified, comprising the following steps:—epitaxial iv growing a semiconductor layer sequence (2) having at least one active layer (3) on a growth substrate (1)—forming a front facet (5) on the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and the growth. substrate (1), wherein the front facet (5) is designed as a main. emission surface having a light emission region (6) for the laser light (30) generated in the completed semiconductor laser diode,—forming a coupling-out coating (9) on a second part (52) of the front facet (5), wherein the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler
  • Publication number: 20150229103
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode includes a substrate. A semiconductor layer sequence on the substrate has at least one active layer designed for generating laser light that is emitted along an emission direction during operation. At least one filter layer has a main extension plane that is parallel to a main extension plane of the active layer and that is designed to scatter and/or absorb light that propagates in the semiconductor layer sequence and/or the substrate in addition to the laser light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler
  • Publication number: 20150162722
    Abstract: A laser light source comprises, in particular, a semiconductor layer sequence (10) having an active region (45) and a radiation coupling-out area (12) having a first partial region (121) and a second partial region (122) different than the latter, and a filter structure (5), wherein the active region (45) generates, during operation, coherent first electromagnetic radiation (51) having a first wavelength range and incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) having a second wavelength range, the coherent first electromagnetic radiation (51) is emitted by the first partial region (121) along an emission direction (90), the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) is emitted by the first partial region (121) and by the second partial region (122), the second wavelength range comprises the first wavelength range, and the filter structure (5) at least partly attenuates the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) emitted by the active region along the emission direction (90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Patent number: 9054487
    Abstract: A semiconductor stripe laser has a first semiconductor region having a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor region having a different, second conductivity type. An active zone for generating laser radiation is located between the semiconductor regions. A stripe waveguide is formed in the second semiconductor region and is arranged to guide waves in a one-dimensional manner and is arranged for a current density of at least 0.5 kA/cm2. A second electrical contact is located on the second semiconductor region and on an electrical contact structure for external electrical contacting. An electrical passivation layer is provided in certain places on the stripe waveguide. A thermal insulation apparatus is located between the second electrical contact and the active zone and/or on the stripe waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Stefan Avramescu, Clemens Vierheilig, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Jens Mueller
  • Patent number: 9048630
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode includes a substrate. A semiconductor layer sequence on the substrate has at least one active layer designed for generating laser light that is emitted along an emission direction during operation. At least one filter layer has a main extension plane that is parallel to a main extension plane of the active layer and that is designed to scatter and/or absorb light that propagates in the semiconductor layer sequence and/or the substrate in addition to the laser light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler
  • Patent number: 9048631
    Abstract: A laser light source having a ridge waveguide structure includes a semi-conductor layer sequence having a number of functional layers and an active region that is suitable for generating laser light during operation. At least one of the functional layers is designed as a ridge of the ridge waveguide structure. The semiconductor layer sequence has a mode filter structure that is formed as part of the ridge and/or along a main extension plane of the functional layers next to the ridge and/or perpendicular to the main extension plane of the functional layers below the ridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Dimitri Dini, Alfred Lell
  • Publication number: 20150085889
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser light source comprising an edge-emitting semiconductor body (10) is provided. The semiconductor body (10) contains a semiconductor layer stack (110) having an n-type layer (111), an active layer (112) and a p-type layer (113) which is formed for generating electromagnetic radiation which comprises a coherent portion (21). The semiconductor laser light source is formed for decoupling the coherent portion (21) of the electromagnetic radiation from a decoupling surface (101) of the semiconductor body (10) which is inclined with respect to the active layer (112). The semiconductor body (10) comprises a further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C) which is inclined with respect to the decoupling surface (101) and has at least one light-diffusing sub-region (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 120A, 120B) which is provided in order to direct a portion of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the semiconductor layer stack (110) in the direction towards the further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Andreas Breidenassel, Alfred Lell
  • Publication number: 20150063395
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, based on a nitride material system, comprising at least one active quantum well, wherein during operation electromagnetic radiation is generated in the active quantum well, the active quantum well comprises N successive zones in a direction parallel to a growth direction z of the semiconductor chip, N being a natural number greater than or equal to 2, the zones are numbered consecutively in a direction parallel to the growth direction z, at least two of the zones have average aluminium contents k which differ from one another, and the active quantum well fulfils the condition: 50??(35?k(z))dz?2.5N?1.5?dz?120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Adrian AVRAMESCU, Désirée Queren, Christoph Eichler, Matthias Sabathil, Stephan Lutgen, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 8964808
    Abstract: A laser light source comprises, in particular, a semiconductor layer sequence (10) having an active region (45) and a radiation coupling-out area (12) having a first partial region (121) and a second partial region (122) different than the latter, and a filter structure (5), wherein the active region (45) generates, during operation, coherent first electromagnetic radiation (51) having a first wavelength range and incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) having a second wavelength range, the coherent first electromagnetic radiation (51) is emitted by the first partial region (121) along an emission direction (90), the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) is emitted by the first partial region (121) and by the second partial region (122), the second wavelength range comprises the first wavelength range, and the filter structure (5) at least partly attenuates the incoherent second electromagnetic radiation (52) emitted by the active region along the emission direction (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Publication number: 20150049776
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor laser includes a growth substrate; a semiconductor layer sequence that generates laser radiation; a front facet at the growth substrate and at the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the front facet constitutes a main light exit side for the laser radiation generated in the semiconductor laser and has a light exit region at the semiconductor layer sequence; a light blocking layer for the laser radiation, which partly covers at least the growth substrate at the front facet such that the light exit region is not covered by the light blocking layer; and a bonding pad at a side of the semiconductor layer sequence facing away from the growth substrate, wherein a distance between the bonding pad and the light blocking layer at least at the light exit region is 0.1 ?m to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Sönke Tautz
  • Patent number: 8916849
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip, the latter includes a carrier and a semiconductor layer sequence grown on the carrier. The semiconductor layer sequence is based on a nitride-compound semiconductor material and contains at least one active zone for generating electromagnetic radiation and at least one waveguide layer, which indirectly or directly adjoins the active zone. A waveguide being formed. In addition, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a p-cladding layer adjoining the waveguide layer on a p-doped side and/or an n-cladding layer on an n-doped side of the active zone. The waveguide layer indirectly or directly adjoins the cladding layer. An effective refractive index of a mode guided in the waveguide is in this case greater than a refractive index of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Teresa Lermer, Adrian Stefan Avramescu
  • Patent number: 8908733
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), the latter is based on a nitride material system and comprises at least one active quantum well (2). The at least one active quantum well (2) is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation when in operation. Furthermore, the at least one active quantum well (2) comprises N successive zones (A) in a direction parallel to a growth direction z of the semiconductor chip (1), N being a natural number greater than or equal to 2. At least two of the zones (A) of the active quantum well (2) have mutually different average indium contents c. Furthermore the at least one active quantum well (2) fulfills the condition: 40??c(z)dz?2.5N?1.5?dz?80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Avramescu, Désirée Queren, Christoph Eichler, Matthias Sabathil, Stephan Lutgen, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 8879597
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component includes: epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer sequence including an active layer on a growth substrate, shaping a front facet at the semiconductor layer sequence and the growth substrate, coating a part of the front facet with a light blocking layer for radiation generated in the finished semiconductor component, wherein the light blocking layer is produced by a directional coating method and the light blocking layer is structured during coating by shading by the growth substrate and/or by at least one dummy bar arranged at and/or alongside the growth substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Sonke Tautz
  • Publication number: 20140217425
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body has a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region provided for generating radiation. The semiconductor component has a waveguide, which is provided for laterally guiding the radiation generated in the active region and which extends between a mirror surface and a coupling-out surface. The waveguide meets the mirror surface perpendicularly and forms an acute angle with a normal to the coupling-out surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Kopp, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Clemens Vierheilig, Sönke Tautz