Patents by Inventor Sönke Tautz

Sönke Tautz 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: 10431954
    Abstract: A laser component includes a housing, a laser chip arranged in the housing, and a conversion element for radiation conversion arranged in the housing wherein the conversion element is irradiatable with laser radiation of the laser chip. A method of producing such a laser component includes providing component parts of the laser component including a laser chip, a conversion element for radiation conversion and housing parts, and assembling the component parts of the laser component such that a housing is provided within which the laser chip and the conversion element are arranged, wherein the conversion element is irradiatable with laser radiation of the laser chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Seidenfaden, Jan Marfeld, Hubert Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Roland Enzmann
  • Publication number: 20180026421
    Abstract: A laser component includes a housing, a laser chip arranged in the housing, and a conversion element for radiation conversion arranged in the housing wherein the conversion element is irradiatable with laser radiation of the laser chip. A method of producing such a laser component includes providing component parts of the laser component including a laser chip, a conversion element for radiation conversion and housing parts, and assembling the component parts of the laser component such that a housing is provided within which the laser chip and the conversion element are arranged, wherein the conversion element is irradiatable with laser radiation of the laser chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jan Seidenfaden, Jan Marfeld, Hubert Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Roland Enzmann
  • Patent number: 9768360
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one inorganic optoelectronically active semiconductor component having an active region that emits or receives light during operation, and a sealing material directly applied by atomic layer deposition, wherein the semiconductor component is applied on a carrier, the carrier includes electrical connection layers, the semiconductor component electrically connects to one of the electrical connection layers via an electrical contact element, and the sealing material completely covers in a hermetically impermeable manner and directly contacts all exposed surfaces including sidewall and bottom surfaces of the semiconductor component and the electrical contact element and all exposed surfaces of the carrier apart from an electrical connection region of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Alfred Lell, Martin Müller, Tilman Schlenker, Sönke Tautz, Uwe Strauβ
  • Patent number: 9559496
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Patent number: 9559497
    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 along the emission direction. The filter structure has at least one filter element arranged on an area of the semiconductor layer sequence which has an extension direction parallel to the emission direction. The at least one filter element comprises a surface structure comprising a roughening and/or at least one layer comprising a non-transparent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Publication number: 20170005234
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one inorganic optoelectronically active semiconductor component having an active region that emits or receives light during operation, and a sealing material directly applied by atomic layer deposition, wherein the semiconductor component is applied on a carrier, the carrier includes electrical connection layers, the semiconductor component electrically connects to one of the electrical connection layers via an electrical contact element, and the sealing material completely covers in a hermetically impermeable manner and directly contacts all exposed surfaces including sidewall and bottom surfaces of the semiconductor component and the electrical contact element and all exposed surfaces of the carrier apart from an electrical connection region of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Alfred Lell, Martin Müller, Tilman Schlenker, Sönke Tautz, Uwe Strauß
  • Patent number: 9531158
    Abstract: A laser light source, comprising a semiconductor layer sequence on a substrate and 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, 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 has at least one filter element arranged on an area of the semiconductor layer sequence which has an extension direction parallel to the emission direction and which is remote from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Patent number: 9508903
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one inorganic optoelectronically active semiconductor component having an active region that emits or receives light during operation, and a sealing material applied by atomic layer deposition on at least one surface region, the sealing material covering the surface region in a hermetically impermeable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Alfred Lell, Martin Müller, Tilman Schlenker, Sönke Tautz, Uwe Strauβ
  • Patent number: 9407063
    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: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Christoph Eichler, Wolfgang Schmid, Soenke Tautz, Wolfgang Reill, Dimitri Dini
  • Patent number: 9356423
    Abstract: A laser diode assembly includes a housing having a housing part and a mounting part that is connected to the housing part and that extends away from the housing part along an extension direction. A laser diode chip is disposed on the mounting part. The laser diode chip has, on a substrate, semiconductor layers with an active layer for emitting light. The housing part and the mounting part have a main body composed of copper and at least the housing part is steel-sheathed. A first solder layer having a thickness of greater than or equal to 3 ?m is arranged between the laser diode chip and the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Strauss, Soenke Tautz, Alfred Lell, Karsten Auen, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Patent number: 9331453
    Abstract: A laser diode device has a housing with a mounting part and a laser diode chip, which is based on a nitride compound semi-conductor material, in the housing on the mounting part. The laser diode chip is mounted directly on the mounting part by means of a solder layer and the solder layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Strauβ, Sönke Tautz, Alfred Lell, Clemens Vierheilig
  • Publication number: 20160087404
    Abstract: A laser light source, comprising a semiconductor layer sequence on a substrate and 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, 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 has at least one filter element arranged on an area of the semiconductor layer sequence which has an extension direction parallel to the emission direction and which is remote from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Christoph EICHLER, Wolfgang SCHMID, Soenke TAUTZ, Wolfgang REILL, Dimitri DINI
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160079734
    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 along the emission direction. The filter structure has at least one filter element arranged on an area of the semiconductor layer sequence which has an extension direction parallel to the emission direction. The at least one filter element comprises a surface structure comprising a roughening and/or at least one layer comprising a non-transparent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred LELL, Christoph EICHLER, Wolfgang SCHMID, Soenke TAUTZ, Wolfgang REILL, Dimitri DINI
  • Publication number: 20150288138
    Abstract: A laser diode assembly includes a housing having a housing part and a mounting part that is connected to the housing part and that extends away from the housing part along an extension direction. A laser diode chip is disposed on the mounting part. The laser diode chip has, on a substrate, semiconductor layers with an active layer for emitting light. The housing part and the mounting part have a main body composed of copper and at least the housing part is steel-sheathed. A first solder layer having a thickness of greater than or equal to 3 ?m is arranged between the laser diode chip and the mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Strauss, Soenke Tautz, Alfred Lell, Karsten Auen, Clemens Vierheilig
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 9008138
    Abstract: A laser diode device is specified, comprising a housing having a mounting part and a laser diode chip based on a nitride compound semiconductor material in the housing on the mounting part, wherein the laser diode chip is mounted directly on the mounting part using a solder layer, and the solder layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Strauss, Soenke Tautz, Alfred Lell, Clemens Vierheilig
  • 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