Patents by Inventor Andreas Löffler

Andreas Löffler 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: 10686296
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a layer structure including an active zone that generates electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone is arranged in a plane, the layer structure includes a top side and four side faces, the first and third side faces are arranged opposite one another, the second and fourth side faces are arranged opposite one another, a strip-type ridge structure is arranged on the top side of the layer structure, the ridge structure extends between the first side face and the third side face, the first side face constitutes an emission face for electromagnetic radiation, a first recess is introduced into the top side of the layer structure laterally alongside the ridge structure, a second recess is introduced into the first recess, and the second recess extends as far as the second side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20200135969
    Abstract: A semiconductor component and an illumination device is disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip configured to generate a primary radiation having a first peak wavelength and a radiation conversion element arranged on the semiconductor chip. The radiation conversion element includes a quantum structure that converts the primary radiation at least partly into secondary radiation having a second peak wavelength and a substrate that is transmissive to the primary radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Bauer, Wolfgang Mönch, David Racz, Michael Wittmann, Dominik Schulten, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 10608413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser assembly, wherein, in one embodiment, the laser assembly (1) comprises a plurality of laser groups (2) each having at least one semiconductor laser (20). Furthermore, the laser assembly (1) contains a plurality of photothyristors (3), each laser group (2) being clearly assigned one of the photothyristors (3). The photothyristors (3) are each connected electrically in series with the associated laser group (2) and/or integrated in the associated laser group (2). Furthermore, the photothyristors (3) are each optically coupled to the associated laser group (2). A dark breakdown voltage (Ut) of each photothyristor (3) lies above an intended operating voltage (Ub) of the associated laser group (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 10553748
    Abstract: A semiconductor component and an illumination device is disclosed. In an embodiment the semiconductor component includes a semiconductor chip configured to generate a primary radiation having a first peak wavelength and a radiation conversion element arranged on the semiconductor chip. The radiation conversion element includes a quantum structure that converts the primary radiation at least partly into secondary radiation having a second peak wavelength and a substrate that is transmissive to the primary radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Adam Bauer, Wolfgang Mönch, David Racz, Michael Wittmann, Dominik Schulten, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 10505337
    Abstract: A diode bar and a method for producing a laser diode bar are disclosed. In an embodiment a laser diode bar includes a plurality of emitters arranged side by side, the each emitter having a semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer suitable for generating laser radiation, a p-contact and an n-contact, wherein the emitters comprise a group of electrically contacted first emitters and a group of non-electrically contacted second emitters, wherein the p-contacts of the first emitters are electrically contacted by a p-connecting layer, and wherein the p-contacts of the second emitters are separated from the p-connecting layer by an electrically insulating layer and are not electrically contacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 10475951
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disclosed. A substrate is provided and a first layer is grown. An etching process is carrying out to initiate V-defects. A second layer is grown and a quantum film structure is grown. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is also disclosed. The method can be used to produce the optoelectronic semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Löffler, Tobias Meyer, Adam Bauer, Christian Leirer
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10333278
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an n-conducting n-region, a p-conducting p-region and an intermediate active zone, an electrically conductive p-contact layer that impresses current directly into the p-region and is made of a transparent conductive oxide, and an electrically conductive and metallic p-contact structure located directly on the p-contact layer, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence includes two facets forming resonator end faces for the laser radiation, in at least one current-protection region directly on at least one of the facets a current impression into the p-region is suppressed, the p-contact structure terminates flush with the associated facet so that the p-contact structure does not protrude beyond the associated facet and vice versa, and the p-contact layer is removed from at least one of the current-protection regions and in this current-protection region the p-contact structure is in direct contact with the p-region over the whole area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20190157844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser assembly, wherein, in one embodiment, the laser assembly (1) comprises a plurality of laser groups (2) each having at least one semiconductor laser (20). Furthermore, the laser assembly (1) contains a plurality of photothyristors (3), each laser group (2) being clearly assigned one of the photothyristors (3). The photothyristors (3) are each connected electrically in series with the associated laser group (2) and/or integrated in the associated laser group (2). Furthermore, the photothyristors (3) are each optically coupled to the associated laser group (2). A dark breakdown voltage (Ut) of each photothyristor (3) lies above an intended operating voltage (Ub) of the associated laser group (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190115716
    Abstract: A diode bar and a method for producing a laser diode bar are disclosed. In an embodiment a laser diode bar includes a plurality of emitters arranged side by side, the each emitter having a semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer suitable for generating laser radiation, a p-contact and an n-contact, wherein the emitters comprise a group of electrically contacted first emitters and a group of non-electrically contacted second emitters, wherein the p-contacts of the first emitters are electrically contacted by a p-connecting layer, and wherein the p-contacts of the second emitters are separated from the p-connecting layer by an electrically insulating layer and are not electrically contacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 10242949
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a confining layer, a metallization layer and a semiconductor component, wherein the metallization layer is arranged on the semiconductor component, and the confining layer is arranged on the metallization layer, the confining layer spatially establishes a reservoir for the marker material at least partially in a defined manner, the confining layer and the metallization layer include an identical material, and the marker material is arranged in the reservoir of the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Kurz, Sven Gerhard, Andreas Löffler, Jens Müller
  • Publication number: 20190052060
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a layer structure including an active zone that generates electromagnetic radiation, wherein the active zone is arranged in a plane, the layer structure includes a top side and four side faces, the first and third side faces are arranged opposite one another, the second and fourth side faces are arranged opposite one another, a strip-type ridge structure is arranged on the top side of the layer structure, the ridge structure extends between the first side face and the third side face, the first side face constitutes an emission face for electromagnetic radiation, a first recess is introduced into the top side of the layer structure laterally alongside the ridge structure, a second recess is introduced into the first recess, and the second recess extends as far as the second side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20190036303
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source is disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor light source includes at least one semiconductor laser for generating a primary radiation and at least one conversion element for generating a longer-wave visible secondary radiation from the primary radiation, wherein the conversion element for generating the secondary radiation comprises a semiconductor layer sequence having one or more quantum well layers, and wherein, in operation, the primary radiation is irradiated into the semiconductor layer sequence perpendicular to a growth direction thereof, with a tolerance of at most 15°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20190013642
    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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20190013649
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an n-conducting n-region, a p-conducting p-region and an intermediate active zone, an electrically conductive p-contact layer that impresses current directly into the p-region and is made of a transparent conductive oxide, and an electrically conductive and metallic p-contact structure located directly on the p-contact layer, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence includes two facets forming resonator end faces for the laser radiation, in at least one current-protection region directly on at least one of the facets a current impression into the p-region is suppressed, the p-contact structure terminates flush with the associated facet so that the p-contact structure does not protrude beyond the associated facet and vice versa, and the p-contact layer is removed from at least one of the current-protection regions and in this current-protection region the p-contact structure is in direct contact with the p-region over the whole area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Publication number: 20180323581
    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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Andreas Löffler, André Somers
  • Publication number: 20180102323
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a confining layer, a metallization layer and a semiconductor component, wherein the metallization layer is arranged on the semiconductor component, and the confining layer is arranged on the metallization layer, the confining layer spatially establishes a reservoir for the marker material at least partially in a defined manner, the confining layer and the metallization layer include an identical material, and the marker material is arranged in the reservoir of the arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Kurz, Sven Gerhard, Andreas Löffler, Jens Müller
  • Patent number: D798448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Francis Marchal, Tobias Schwoy, Andreas Löffler