Patents by Inventor Uwe Strauss

Uwe Strauss 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: 20110243169
    Abstract: An edge emitting semiconductor laser chip includes a semiconductor body, which comprises at least one active zone in which electromagnetic radiation is generated during the operation of the semiconductor laser chip. At least one contact strip is arranged on a top surface at a top side of the semiconductor body. At least two delimiting structures are for delimiting the current spreading between the contact strip and the active zone. The delimiting structures are arranged on both sides of the contact strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Lauer, Harald König, Wolfgang Reill, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20110235664
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip having a semiconductor layer sequence with a plurality of layers arranged over one another includes an active layer with an active region which emits electromagnetic radiation in an emission direction when in operation, a first grating layer on the active layer which, in an emission direction, has a plurality of stripes in the form of grating lines extending perpendicularly to the emission direction with spaces arranged therebetween, and a second grating layer on the first grating layer which covers the stripes of the first grating layer and the spaces and which comprises a transparent material applied by non-epitaxial application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Illek, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 8012256
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of fabricating a quasi-substrate wafer with a subcarrier wafer and a growth layer, and a semiconductor body fabricated using such a quasi-substrate wafer. In the method of fabricating a quasi-substrate wafer, a growth substrate water is fabricated that is provided with a separation zone and comprises the desired material of the growth layer. The growth substrate wafer is provided with a stress that counteracts a stress generated by the formation of the separation zone, and/or the stress generated by the formation of the separation zone is distributed, by structuring a first main race of the growth substrate water and/or the separation zone, to a plurality of subregions along the first main face. The growth substrate wafer with separation zone exhibits no or only slight bowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductor GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Brüderl, Christoph Eichler, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 7994519
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (1) comprises a semiconductor body (2) having a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region (23) provided for generating radiation. A contact (4) is arranged on the semiconductor body (2). An injection barrier (5) is formed between the contact (4) and the active region (23). A method for producing a semiconductor chip is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20110177634
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an edge emitting semiconductor laser chip, which has a carrier substrate, an interlayer arranged between the carrier substrate and a component structure of the edge emitting semiconductor laser chip. The interlayer is adapted to provide adhesion between the carrier substrate and the component structure. The component structure has an active zone provided for generating radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph EICHLER, Volker HÄRLE, Christian RUMBOLZ, Uwe STRAUSS
  • Patent number: 7981712
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip based on a nitride semiconductor system is specified. The method comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor section with at least one p-doped region; and forming a covering layer disposed downstream of the semiconductor section in a growth direction of the semiconductor chip, said covering layer having at least one n-doped semiconductor layer. An activation step suitable for electrically activating the p-doped region is effected before or during the formation of the covering layer. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip which can be produced by the method is additionally specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Magnus Ahlstedt, Lutz Höppel, Matthias Peter, Matthias Sabathil, Uwe Strauss, Martin Strassburg
  • Publication number: 20110156069
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip based on a nitride semiconductor system is specified. The method comprises the steps of: forming a semiconductor section with at least one p-doped region; and forming a covering layer disposed downstream of the semiconductor section in a growth direction of the semiconductor chip, said covering layer having at least one n-doped semiconductor layer. An activation step suitable for electrically activating the p-doped region is effected before or during the formation of the covering layer. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip which can be produced by the method is additionally specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Magnus AHLSTEDT, Lutz HÖPPEL, Matthias PETER, Matthias SABATHIL, Uwe STRAUSS, Martin STRASSBURG
  • Publication number: 20110051771
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component contains an epitaxial layer sequence (6) based on a nitride compound semiconductor having an active layer (4) and, wherein the epitaxial growth substrate (1) comprises Al1-xGaxN, where 0<x<0.95. In the case of a method for producing an optoelectronic component an epitaxial growth substrate (1) of Al1-x(InyGa1-y)xN or In1-xGaxN, where 0<x<0.99 and 0?y?1 is provided and an epitaxial layer sequence (6) which is based on a nitride compound semiconductor and contains an active layer (4) is grown thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Stefan Avramescu, Christoph Eichler, Uwe Strauss, Volke Härle
  • Publication number: 20110051766
    Abstract: A laser light source comprises, in particular, a semiconductor layer sequence (10) having an active layer having at least two active regions (45) which are suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation during operation via a side area of the semiconductor layer sequence (10) along an emission direction (90), said side area being embodied as a radiation coupling-out area (12), a respective electrical contact area (30) above each of the at least two active regions (45) on a main surface (14) of the semiconductor layer sequence (10), and a surface structure in the main surface (14) of the semiconductor layer sequence (10), wherein the at least two active regions (45) are arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another in the active layer (40) transversely with respect to the emission direction (90), each of the electrical contact areas (30) has a first partial region (31) and a second partial region (32) having a width that increases along the emission direction (90) toward the radiation coupling-out area (
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: OSRRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reill, Soenke Tautz, Peter Brick, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 7885306
    Abstract: What is specified is an edge emitting semiconductor laser chip comprising a carrier substrate (1), an interlayer (2) promoting adhesion between the carrier substrate (1) and a component structure (50) of the edge emitting semiconductor laser chip, and the component structure (50) comprising an active zone (5) provided for generating radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Volker Härle, Christian Rumbolz, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20110007767
    Abstract: A semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body with a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region, provided for generating coherent radiation, and an indicator layer. With respect to an interface which delimits the semiconductor body in regions in a vertical direction, on that side of said interface which is remote from the active region, the semiconductor body has a web-like region extending in a vertical direction between the interface and a surface of the semiconductor body. The indicator layer has a material composition that differs from that of the material of the web-like region which adjoins the indicator layer. A distance between the indicator layer and the surface is at most of the same magnitude as a distance between the interface and the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20100295438
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source is provided, the semiconductor light source having a primary radiation source (1) which, when the semiconductor light source is operated, emits electromagnetic primary radiation (5) in a first wavelength range, and having a luminescence conversion module (2) into which primary radiation (5) emitted by the primary radiation source (1) is fed. The luminescence conversion module (2) contains a luminescence conversion element (6) which, by means of a luminescent material, absorbs primary radiation (5) from the first wavelength range and emits electromagnetic secondary radiation (15) in a second wavelength range. The luminescence conversion element (6) is arranged on a heat sink (3) at a distance from the primary radiation source (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Ott, Alfred Lell, Sönke Tautz, Uwe Strauss, Frank Baumann, Kirstin Petersen
  • Publication number: 20100207100
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor body includes a contact layer and an active zone. The semiconductor body has a tunnel junction arranged between the contact layer and the active zone. The active zone has a multi-quantum well structure containing at least two active layers that emit electromagnetic radiation when an operating current is impressed into the semiconductor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Strassburg, Lutz Hocppel, Matthias Sabathil, Matthias Peter, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 7742677
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic component is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a substrate, applying a semiconductor layer sequence to the substrate, applying at least two current expansion layers to the semiconductor layer sequence, applying and patterning a mask layer, patterning the second current expansion layer by means of an etching process during which sidewalls of the mask layer are undercut, patterning the first current expansion layer by means of an etching process during which the sidewalls of the mask layer are undercut at least to a lesser extent than during the patterning of the second current expansion layer, and removing the mask layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Eberhard, Uwe Strauss, Ulrich Zehnder, Andreas Weimar, Raimund Oberschmid
  • Publication number: 20100091516
    Abstract: An arrangement comprising a fiber-optic waveguide (10) and a detection device (25), wherein the fiber-optic waveguide (10) comprises a core region (10E) and a cladding region (10C) surrounding the core region (10E), wherein the core region has a higher refractive index than the cladding region, and wherein the detection device (25) can detect damage to the fiber-optic waveguide (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Härle, Alfred Lell, Hubert Ott, Norbert Stath, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20100066254
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention proposes a light-emitting device comprising a radiation source for the emission of a radiation having at least a first wavelength, and an elongated, curved light-guiding body, into which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is coupled and which couples out light at an angle with respect to its longitudinal axis on account of the coupled-in radiation having the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Hubert Ott, Alfred Lell, Uwe Strauss, Volker Haerle, Norbert Stath
  • Publication number: 20100038664
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a carrier and a semiconductor body, which includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active region provided for generating radiation. The carrier has a first carrier area facing the semiconductor body and a second carrier area remote from the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body is cohesively fixed to the carrier by means of a connection layer. A plurality of reflective or scattering elements are formed between the second carrier area and the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20090315048
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1) having a semiconductor layer sequence (2), which comprises an active region (3) suitable for generating radiation and has a lateral main extension direction. The semiconductor layer sequence is arranged by a substrate (4) having a side surface (17), the side surface has a side surface region (18) that is beveled with respect to the main extension direction, and/or a cutout (21), and the semiconductor chip has a radiation-transmissive and electrically conductive contact layer (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Uwe Strauss
  • Publication number: 20090296018
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a radiation source (5), which emits radiation having a first wavelength, an optical waveguide (10), into which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is coupled, and a converter material (15), which converts the radiation transported through the optical waveguide (10) into light (20) having a second, longer wavelength. A light-emitting device of this type can have an improved light conversion efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Gmbh
    Inventors: Volker Harle, Alfred Lell, Hubert Ott, Norbert Stath, Uwe Strauss
  • Patent number: 7592194
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting and/or -receiving semiconductor component comprising a semiconductor body (1), which has an active zone (2) provided for radiation generation or for radiation reception, a lateral main direction of extent and a main area, and also a protective layer (6) arranged on the main area and a contact (5) arranged on the main area, the protective layer (6) being spaced apart from the contact in the lateral direction. A method for the application of a contact to a semiconductor body (1) is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Jonda, Ulrich Zehnder, Uwe Strauss