Patents by Inventor Sven Gerhard

Sven Gerhard 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: 11973317
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the semiconductor laser (1) comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) in which an active zone (22) for generating laser radiation (L) is located. Several electrical contact surfaces (5) serve for external electrical contacting of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). Several parallel ridge waveguides (3) are formed from the semiconductor layer sequence (2) and configured to guide the laser radiation (L) along a resonator axis, so that there is a separating trench (6) between adjacent ridge waveguides. At least one electrical feed (4) serves from at least one of the electrical contact surfaces (5) to guide the current to at least one of the ridge waveguides (3). A distance (A4) between the ridge waveguides is at most 50 ?m. The ridge waveguides (3) are electrically controllable individually or in groups independently of one another and/or configured for single-mode operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Marfeld, André Somers, Andreas Löffler, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 11935755
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser includes a substrate having a semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer that generates light during operation of the semiconductor laser, and a contact layer on a bottom side of the substrate opposite the semiconductor layer sequence, wherein the contact layer has at least one first partial region and at least one second partial region which are formed contiguously, the at least one first partial region is annealed, and the at least one second partial region is unannealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Lell, Georg Brüderl, John Brückner, Sven Gerhard, Muhammad Ali, Thomas Adlhoch
  • Patent number: 11923660
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component is provided that includes a primary light source and a secondary light source. The primary light source and the secondary light source are monolithically integrated in the semiconductor component so that only condensed matter is located between them. The primary light source includes a first resonator containing a semiconductor layer sequence which is electrically pumped during operation. A first resonator axis of the first resonator is oriented parallel to a growth direction (G) of the semiconductor layer sequence. The primary light source is configured to generate pump laser radiation (P). The secondary light source includes a pump medium for generating secondary radiation (S) and the pump medium is optically pumped by the pump laser radiation (P). The first resonator axis points past the pump medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20240047935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a plurality of semiconductor lasers, including the steps of: a) providing a substrate having a semiconductor layer sequence and having a plurality of component regions, each component region having at least one resonator region and being delimited perpendicular to the resonator region by singulation lines in the transverse direction and being delimited parallel to the resonator region by singulation lines in the longitudinal direction; b) forming recesses which overlap with the singulation lines in the transverse direction, using a dry-chemical etching method, wherein, when the substrate is seen from above, the recesses have in each case at least one transition, at which a first section of a side face of the recess and a second section of the side face of the recess form an angle of more than 180° in the recess; c) wet-chemical etching of the side faces of the recesses for the purpose of forming resonator surfaces; and d) singulating the substrate along the sing
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Lars NÄHLE, Sven GERHARD
  • Publication number: 20230420908
    Abstract: A method for producing a plurality of semiconductor lasers is specified, including the steps of: a) providing a substrate having a semiconductor layer sequence and having a plurality of component regions, each component region having at least one resonator region and being delimited perpendicular to the resonator region by singulation lines in the transverse direction and being delimited parallel to the resonator region by singulation lines in the longitudinal direction; b) forming recesses which overlap with the singulation lines in the transverse direction, using a dry-chemical etching method; c) wet-chemical etching of the side faces of the recesses for the purpose of forming resonator surfaces; and d) singulating the substrate along the singulation lines in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction. Additionally, a semiconductor laser is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventor: Sven GERHARD
  • Patent number: 11837844
    Abstract: A method for singulating semiconductor components (20) is specified, said method comprising the steps of providing a carrier (21), applying at least two semiconductor chips (22) on the carrier (21), etching at least one break nucleus (23) at a side of the carrier (21) facing the semiconductor chips (22), and singulating at least two semiconductor components (20) by breaking the carrier (21) along the at least one break nucleus (23). The at least one break nucleus (23) extends at least in places in a vertical direction (z), the vertical direction (z) being perpendicular to a main extension plane of the carrier (21), and the at least one break nucleus (23) is arranged between the two semiconductor chips (22) in a lateral direction (x), the lateral direction (x) being parallel to the main extension plane of the carrier (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: John Brückner, Urs Heine, Sven Gerhard, Lars Nähle, Andreas Löffler, André Somers
  • Publication number: 20230369831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component with a main part and a contact structure. The main part has an active zone which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation at least in some regions during the operation of the component. The contact structure has a plurality of individually actuatable segments. The component has a connection surface and a lateral surface running transversely to the connection surface, and the lateral surface is designed as a radiation passage surface of the component. The connection surface is designed to be structured, wherein the connection surface is defined by common internal boundary surfaces between the main part and the contact structure, and each segment has a local common boundary surface with the main part and is designed for a pixelated current impression into the main part. The invention additionally relates to a method for operating such a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Lars Naehle, Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Harald Koenig
  • Patent number: 11804696
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser (1) is provided that includes a semiconductor layer sequence in which an active zone for generating laser radiation is located. A ridge waveguide is formed as an elevation from the semiconductor layer sequence. An electrical contact layer is located directly on the ridge waveguide. A metallic electrical connection region is located directly on the contact layer and is configured for external electrical connection of the semiconductor laser. A metallic breakage coating extends directly to facets of the semiconductor layer sequence and is arranged on the ridge waveguide. The breakage coating is electrically functionless and includes comprises a lower speed of sound for a breaking wave than the semiconductor layer sequence in the region of the ridge waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Muhammad Ali
  • Publication number: 20230299562
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is specified, the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer having a main extension plane and which, in operation, is configured to generate light in an active region and emit light via a light-outcoupling surface, the active region extending from a back 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: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bemhard Stojetz
  • Publication number: 20230283040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a radiation-emitting semiconductor body, including the following steps: providing a growth substrate having a main surface; producing a plurality of distributor structures on the main surface of the growth substrate; epitaxially depositing a compound semiconductor material on the main surface of the growth substrate, wherein the epitaxial growth of the compound semiconductor material varies along the main surface because of the distributor structures, such that the epitaxial deposition produces an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence having at least a first emitter region and a second emitter region on the main surface, the first emitter region and the second emitter region being laterally adjacent to each other in a top view of a main surface of the semiconductor body, and the first emitter region and the second emitter region producing electromagnetic radiation of different wavelength ranges during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Wagner, Lars Naehle, Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Harald Koenig, Christoph Eichler, Georg Brüderl, Martin Rudolf Behringer
  • Patent number: 11742633
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a layer structure including an active zone that generates electromagnetic radiation and is arranged in a plane, wherein the layer structure includes a top side and four side faces, first and third side faces are arranged opposite one another, second and fourth side faces are arranged opposite one another, a strip-shaped ridge structure is arranged on the top side of the layer structure and extends between the first side face and the third side face, the first side face constitutes an emission face for electromagnetic radiation, wherein 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, the second recess extends as far as the second side face, and at least one third recess is introduced into a base face of the first recess laterally alongside the ridge structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Alfred Lell, Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler
  • Patent number: 11695253
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is specified, the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer having a main extension plane and which, in operation, is configured to generate light in an active region and emit light via a light-outcoupling surface, the active region extending from a back 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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Patent number: 11688993
    Abstract: A method of producing a plurality of laser diodes includes providing a plurality of laser bars in a composite, wherein the laser bars each include a plurality of laser diode elements arranged side by side, and the laser diode elements include a common substrate and a semiconductor layer sequence arranged on the substrate, and a division of the composite at a longitudinal separation plane extending between two adjacent laser bars leads to formation of laser facets of the laser diodes to be produced, and structuring the composite at at least one longitudinal separation plane, wherein a structured region is produced in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: John Brückner, Sven Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20230197893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, having: a semiconductor body comprising an active region which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation; a resonator which comprises a first end region and a second end region; and at least one cut-out in the semiconductor body, said cut-out passing completely through the active region, wherein: the active region is situated in the resonator, and the cut-out defines a reflectivity for the electromagnetic radiation. The invention also relates to a radiation-emitting semiconductor component, a method for producing a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip, and a method for producing radiation-emitting semiconductor components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph EICHLER, Lars NÄHLE, Sven GERHARD
  • Publication number: 20230178958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser comprising—a semiconductor body comprising an active region which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation, —a resonator which has a first end region and a second end region, and —a first sensor layer which is designed to measure the temperature of the semiconductor body, wherein the active region is located in the resonator in such a way that the electromagnetic radiation generated in the active region during operation is electromagnetic laser radiation, and —the first sensor layer is located in the first active end region of the resonator. The invention also relates to a method for operating a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: ams-OSRAM International GmbH
    Inventors: John BRÜCKNER, Sven GERHARD
  • Patent number: 11626707
    Abstract: In an embodiment a semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence comprising an active layer having a main extension plane, the semiconductor layer sequence configured to generate light in an active region and 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, wherein the first and second contact regions adjoin one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Bernhard Stojetz
  • Patent number: 11581702
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor laser diode includes a first resonator and a second resonator, the first and second resonators having parallel resonator directions along a longitudinal direction and being monolithically integrated into the semiconductor laser diode, wherein the first resonator includes at least a part of a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer and an active region configured to be electrically pumped to generate a first light, wherein the longitudinal direction is parallel to a main extension plane of the active layer, and wherein the second resonator has an active region with a laser-active material configured to be optically pumped by at least a part of the first light to produce a second light which is partially emitted outwards from the second resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Stojetz, Christoph Eichler, Alfred Lell, Sven Gerhard
  • Patent number: 11581707
    Abstract: A method of producing a laser diode bar includes producing a plurality of emitters arranged side by side, emitters each including a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer that generates laser radiation, a p-contact on a first main surface of the laser diode bar and an n-contact on a second main surface of the laser diode bar opposite the first main surface, testing at least one optical and/or electrical property of the emitters, wherein emitters in which the optical and/or electrical property lies within a predetermined setpoint range are assigned to a group of first emitters, and emitters in which the at least one optical and/or electrical property lies outside the predetermined setpoint range are assigned to a group of second emitters, and electrically contacting first emitters, wherein second emitters are not electrically contacted so that they are not supplied with current during operation of the laser diode bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Clemens Vierheilig, Andreas Löffler, Sven Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20230022593
    Abstract: A meat processing apparatus has an automated analysis stage for analysing meat parts with penetrating radiation. Data is generated for sue in both feedforward and feedback information, and may be used for robotic control of trimming and boning operations. There is a radiation-shielded chamber within which there is a tomography scanner with a scanner controller, arranged to perform analysis of meat parts. A port is used for entry and exit of meat parts placed in carriers into and out of the chamber for analysis by the scanner, and a handling system performs automated movement of the carriers between the port and the scanner. The port has an interlock chamber, having an inner door and an outer door and a controller to ensure that while the scanner is operating only one door can open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: DEVRONE UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Declan Arthur McDONNELL, Sven Gerhard DUDECK, Eik ARNOLD, Matthias GOLDAMMER
  • Publication number: 20220337027
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (1) is specified having: an optoelectronic semiconductor chip (2) which generates electromagnetic radiation during operation, and a metallic layer (3) which is arranged on the semiconductor chip (2), wherein an outer surface of the metallic layer (4) has a structuring (5), identification of the component (1) is made possible by means of the structuring (5), and the metallic layer (3) is formed continuously. Furthermore, a method for producing an optoelectronic component (1) is specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sven Gerhard, André Somers, Harald König, Muhammad Ali