Patents by Inventor Alfred Lell

Alfred Lell 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).

  • Patent number: 10673201
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source includes a laser and at least one phosphor, wherein the laser includes a semiconductor body having at least one active zone that generates laser radiation, at least one resonator having resonator mirrors and having a longitudinal axis is formed in the laser so that the laser radiation is guided and amplified along the longitudinal axis during operation and the active zone is located at least partially in the resonator, and the phosphor is optically coupled to the resonator in a gap-free manner so that in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis at least part of the laser radiation is introduced into the phosphor and converted into a secondary radiation having a greater wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Publication number: 20200161836
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is specified, the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer which has a main extension plane and which, in operation, is adapted to generate light in an active region and to emit light via a light-outcoupling surface, the active region extending from a rear surface opposite the light-outcoupling surface to the light-outcoupling surface along a longitudinal direction in the main extension plane, the semiconductor layer sequence having a surface region on which a first cladding layer is applied in direct contact, the first cladding layer having a transparent material from a material system different from the semiconductor layer sequence, and the first cladding layer being structured and having a first structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Publication number: 20200135964
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic component includes a layer structure having an active zone for producing electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone is arranged in a first plane, wherein a recess is introduced into the surface of the layer structure, wherein the recess adjoins an end surface of the component, wherein the end surface is arranged in a second plane, wherein the second plane is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the first plane, wherein the recess has a bottom surface and a lateral surface wherein the lateral surface is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the end surface, wherein the lateral surface is arranged tilted at an angle not equal to 90° to the first plane of the active zone, and wherein the bottom surface is arranged in the region of the first plane of the active zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 10637211
    Abstract: A light-emitting semiconductor chip (100) is provided, having a first semiconductor layer (1), which is at least part of an active layer provided for generating light and which has a lateral variation of a material composition along at least one direction of extent. Additionally provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Andre Somers, Bernhard Stojetz, Andreas Loeffler, Alfred Lell
  • Publication number: 20200112142
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser diode are disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor laser diode includes an epitaxially produced semiconductor layer sequence comprising at least one active layer and a gallium-containing passivation layer on at least one surface region of the semiconductor layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Sebastian Taeger
  • Publication number: 20200091681
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence including an active layer having a main extension plane, configured to generate light in an active region during operation and configured to radiate the light via a light-outcoupling surface, wherein the active region extends from a rear surface opposite the light-outcoupling surface to the light-outcoupling surface along a longitudinal direction in the main extension plane and a continuous contact structure directly disposed on a surface of the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the contact structure comprises in at least a first contact region a first electrical contact material in direct contact with the surface region and in at least a second contact region a second electrical contact material in direct contact with the surface region, and wherein the first and second contact regions adjoin one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Patent number: 10553746
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component and a method for producing an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the optoelectronic component includes a layer structure having an active zone for producing electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone is arranged in a first plane, wherein a recess is introduced into the surface of the layer structure, wherein the recess adjoins an end surface of the component, wherein the end surface is arranged in a second plane, wherein the second plane is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the first plane, wherein the recess has a bottom surface and a lateral surface wherein the lateral surface is arranged substantially perpendicularly to the end surface, wherein the lateral surface is arranged tilted at an angle not equal to 90° to the first plane of the active zone, and wherein the bottom surface is arranged in the region of the first plane of the active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20200028024
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser including providing a substrate having a semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer that generates light during operation of the semiconductor laser, applying a continuous contact layer having at least one first partial region and at least one second partial region on a bottom side of the substrate opposite the semiconductor layer sequence, and locally annealing the contact layer only in the at least one first partial region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Georg Brüderl, John Brückner, Sven Gerhard, Muhammad All, Thomas Adlhoch
  • Publication number: 20190393676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor laser (1) comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (2) with an n-type n-region (21), a p-type p-region (23) and an active zone (22) lying between the two for the purpose of generating laser radiation. A p-contact layer (3) that is permeable to the laser radiation and consists of a transparent conductive oxide is located directly on the p-region (23) for the purpose of current input. An electrically-conductive metallic p-contact structure (4) is applied directly to the p-contact layer (3). The p-contact layer (3) is one part of a cover layer, and therefore the laser radiation penetrates as intended into the p-contact layer (3) during operation of the semi-conductor laser (1). Two facets (25) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) form resonator end surfaces for the laser radiation. Current input into the p-region (23) is inhibited in at least one current protection region (5) directly on at least one of the facets (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Sven GERHARD, Alfred LELL, Clemens VIERHEILIG, Andreas LOEFFLER, Christoph EICHLER
  • Publication number: 20190355768
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor chip (100) is provided, in which, during a growth process for growing a first semiconductor layer (1), an inhomogeneous lateral temperature distribution is created along at least one direction of extent of the growing first semiconductor layer (1), such that a lateral variation of a material composition of the first semiconductor layer (1) is produced. A semiconductor chip (100) is additionally provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph EICHLER, Andre SOMERS, Harald KOENIG, Bernhard STOJETZ, Andreas LOEFFLER, Alfred LELL
  • Publication number: 20190348568
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing an optoelectronic semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body comprising a first region of a first conductive type, an active region, a second region of a second conductive type and a coupling-out surface, wherein the first region, the active region and the second region are arranged along a stacking direction, wherein the active region extends from a rear surface opposite the coupling-out surface to the coupling-out surface along a longitudinal direction transverse to or perpendicular to the stacking direction, wherein the coupling-out surface is arranged plane-parallel to the rear surface, and wherein the coupling-out surface and the rear surface of the semiconductor body are produced by an etching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Harald König, Jens Ebbecke, Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Publication number: 20190319162
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (100) is provided, having a first semiconductor layer (1), which has a lateral variation of a material composition along at least one direction of extent. Additionally provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Andreas LÖEFFLER, Christoph EICHLER, Bernhard STOJETZ, André SOMERS
  • Patent number: 10396106
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor chip (100) is provided, in which, during a growth process for growing a first semiconductor layer (1), an inhomogeneous lateral temperature distribution is created along at least one direction of extent of the growing first semiconductor layer (1), such that a lateral variation of a material composition of the first semiconductor layer (1) is produced. A semiconductor chip (100) is additionally provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Andre Somers, Harald Koenig, Bernhard Stojetz, Andreas Loeffler, Alfred Lell
  • Patent number: 10388823
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip (100) is provided, having a first semiconductor layer (1), which has a lateral variation of a material composition along at least one direction of extent. Additionally provided is a method for producing a semiconductor chip (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Andreas Loeffler, Christoph Eichler, Bernhard Stojetz, Andre Somers
  • Publication number: 20190245323
    Abstract: A laser diode chip has a laser facet, which includes a coating. The coating includes an inorganic layer and an organic layer. In one example, the coating has a number of inorganic layers, including a heat-conductive layer. For example, the inorganic layers may form a reflection-increasing or reflection-decreasing layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Sebastian Taeger, Sophia Huppmann
  • Publication number: 20190235261
    Abstract: A method of autostereoscopic imaging including providing an autostereoscopic illumination unit including a lens field composed of a multiplicity of individual lenses or concave mirrors, and modulating an emission characteristic of the light source such that the individual lenses or the concave mirrors are illuminated only partly by the light source, wherein light from the light source impinges on the individual lenses or concave mirrors such that an emission characteristic of a three-dimensional object is imitated, the lens field extends over a spatial angle range of at least 2 sr relative to the light source or an external observer, the individual lenses or concave mirrors are distributed over the lens field and are at least partially sequentially irradiated, and the light source is formed by one or more lasers and the laser or each of the lasers irradiates/irradiate only one of the individual lenses at a specific point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, Harald König, André Somers, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Publication number: 20190229497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor laser comprising a layer structure comprising an active zone, wherein the active zone is configured to generate an electromagnetic radiation, wherein the layer structure comprises a sequence of layers, wherein two opposite end faces are provided in a Z-direction, wherein at least one end face is configured to at least partly couple out the electromagnetic radiation, and wherein the second end face is configured to at least partly reflect the electromagnetic radiation, wherein guide means are provided for forming an optical mode in a mode space between the end faces, wherein means are provided which hinder a formation of an optical mode outside the mode space, in particular modes comprising a propagation direction which do not extend perpendicularly to the end faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens VIERHEILIG, Alfred LELL, Sven GERHARD, Andreas LOEFFLER
  • Patent number: 10361534
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor light source includes at least one semiconductor laser configured to generate a primary radiation and at least one coupling-out element comprising a continuous base region and rigid light guide columns extending away from the base region, the light guide columns acting as waveguides for the primary radiation, wherein the primary radiation is irradiated into the base region during operation, is led through the base region to the light guide columns and is directionally emitted from the light guide columns so that an intensity half-value angle of the emitted primary radiation is at most 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20190199056
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source includes a laser and at least one phosphor, wherein the laser includes a semiconductor body having at least one active zone that generates laser radiation, at least one resonator having resonator mirrors and having a longitudinal axis is formed in the laser so that the laser radiation is guided and amplified along the longitudinal axis during operation and the active zone is located at least partially in the resonator, and the phosphor is optically coupled to the resonator in a gap-free manner so that in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis at least part of the laser radiation is introduced into the phosphor and converted into a secondary radiation having a greater wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Patent number: 10270225
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser arrangement and a projector are disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor laser arrangement includes at least two electrically pumped active zones, each active zone configured to emit laser radiation of a different emission wavelength and a semiconductor-based waveguide structure, wherein the active zones are electrically independently operable of one another, wherein the active zones optically follow directly one another along a beam direction and are arranged in a descending manner with regard to their emission wavelengths, wherein at least in a region of a last active zone along the beam direction, a laser radiation of all active zones jointly runs through the waveguide structure, wherein at least the last active zone comprises a plurality of waveguides which are stacked one above the other and are oriented parallel to one another, wherein one of the waveguides is configured for the radiation emitted by the last active zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, André Somers