Distributed Feedback Patents (Class 372/96)
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Patent number: 12126136Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device includes a substrate, a first mirror layer, a tunnel junction layer, a second mirror layer, an active layer, an oxide layer and a third mirror layer sequentially stacked with one another. The first mirror layer and the third mirror layer are N-type distributed Bragg reflectors (N-DBR), and the second mirror layer is P-type distributed Bragg reflector (P-DBR). The tunnel junction layer is provided for the VCSEL device to convert a part of the P-DBR into N-DBR to reduce the series resistance of the VCSEL device, and the tunnel junction layer is not used as current-limiting apertures. This disclosure further discloses a VCSEL device manufacturing method with the in-situ and one-time epitaxy features to avoid the risk of process variation caused by moving the device into and out from an epitaxial cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: ABOCOM SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Cheng-Yi Ou, Chih-Yuan Lin, Te-Lieh Pan, Cheng-Hsiao Chi
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Patent number: 12068575Abstract: A laser device includes a substrate, a first waveguiding layer, an active layer, a second waveguiding layer, a contact layer, an insulating layer, a light-transmissive conducting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first waveguiding layer, the active layer, the second waveguiding layer, and the contact layer form an epitaxy structure having a first platform and a second platform. The first platform has multiple holes to form a photonic crystal structure. The insulating layer is over an upper surface and a sidewall surface of the first platform, and over an upper surface of the second platform. The sidewall surface passes through the contact layer, the second waveguiding layer, and the active layer. The light-transmissive conducting layer connects to the photonic crystal structure through an aperture of the insulating layer. The first electrode has an opening corresponding to the aperture. The second electrode is under the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: PHOSERTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Chen Chen, Chien-Hung Lin, Bo-Tsun Chou, Chih-Yuan Weng, Kuo-Jui Lin
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Patent number: 12057678Abstract: A method for manufacturing a GaN-based surface-emitting laser by an MOVPE includes: growing a first cladding layer with a {0001} growth plane; growing a guide layer on the first cladding layer; forming holes which are two-dimensionally periodically arranged within the guide layer; etching the guide layer by ICP-RIE using a chlorine-based gas and an argon; supplying a gas containing a nitrogen to cause mass-transport, and then supplying the group-III gas for growth, whereby a first embedding layer closing openings of the holes is formed to form a photonic crystal layer; and growing an active layer and a second cladding layer on the first embedding layer, The step includes a step of referring to already-obtained data on a relationship of an attraction voltage and a ratio of gases in the ICP-RIE with a diameter distribution of air holes embedded, and applying the attraction voltage and the ratio to the ICP-RIE.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Susumu Noda, Tomoaki Koizumi, Kei Emoto
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Patent number: 12051886Abstract: An embodiment relates to a surface-emitting laser element, a light-emitting device comprising same, and a method for manufacturing same. A surface-emitting laser element according to an embodiment may comprise: a substrate; a first reflective layer disposed on the substrate; an active layer disposed on the first reflective layer; an aperture region disposed on the active layer and including an aperture and an insulation region; and a second reflective layer disposed on the aperture region. The doping level of the aperture region may be (X+3)×XE18 (atoms/cm3) A ratio (b/a) of a second minimum diameter (b) to a first maximum diameter (a) of the aperture may be [95.0?(2X/3)]% to [99.9?(X/3)]%, wherein X may be 0 to 3.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun Uk Park, Yeo Jae Yoon
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Patent number: 12019200Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method for removing intermodal distortion that includes receiving a collection of distorted backscattered Rayleigh signals from a collection of modes of an optical fiber, where the collection of distorted backscattered Rayleigh signals are distorted by an intermodal coupling among the collection of modes, receiving a collection of distortion parameters that are descriptive of distortion effects of the intermodal coupling, and determining an undistorted backscattered Rayleigh signal based on the collection of distorted backscattered Rayleigh signals and the collection of distortion parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Frode Hveding, Islam Ashry, Mao Yuan, Mohd Sharizal Bin Alias, Boon Siew Ooi, Muhammad Arsalan
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Patent number: 11990730Abstract: A light-emitting device according to an embodiment includes a structure for increasing an optical confinement coefficient of a layer forming a resonance mode. The light-emitting device includes a first cladding layer, an active layer, a second cladding layer, a resonance mode formation layer, and a high refractive index layer. The first cladding layer, the active layer, the second cladding layer, the resonance mode formation layer, and the high refractive index layer mainly contain nitride semiconductors. The high refractive index layer has a refractive index higher than that of any of the first cladding layer, the active layer, the second cladding layer, and the resonance mode formation layer, and has a superlattice structure in which two or more layers having refractive indices different from each other are repeatedly laminated.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Yuta Aoki, Kazuyoshi Hirose, Satoru Okawara
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Patent number: 11984864Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and discloses a method for manufacturing a resonator. The method includes: a substrate is pretreated to change a preset reaction rate of a preset region part of the substrate, so that the preset reaction rate of the preset region part is higher than that of a region outside the preset region part; a preset reaction is performed to the substrate to form a sacrificial material part including an upper half part above an upper surface of the substrate and a lower half part below a lower surface of the substrate; a multilayer structure is formed on the sacrificial material part, and includes a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer and an upper electrode layer from bottom to top; and the sacrificial material part is removed.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: THE 13TH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Liang Li, Xin Lv, Dongsheng Liang
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Patent number: 11973307Abstract: This surface-emitting laser device comprises: a first reflective layer; an active region disposed over the first reflective layer; an aperture region which is disposed over the active region and comprises an aperture and an insulating region; a second reflective layer disposed over the aperture region; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second reflective layer. The second electrode comprises first to sixth conductive layers. The first conductive layer may comprises Ti, and the sixth conductive layer may comprise Au.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Se Yeon Jung, Yong Gyeong Lee, Seung Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 11955774Abstract: Provided is an elliptical multi-mesa laser structure, including a substrate layer, an N-DBR, a functional layer and a P-DBR sequentially arranged from bottom to top. The substrate layer is fixedly connected with an N contact layer. The N-DBR is fixedly connected to a top of the substrate layer, and the N contact layer is arranged around the N-DBR. A space layer is inserted in the N-DBR. The functional layer is fixedly connected to a top of the N-DBR. The P-DBR is fixedly connected to a top of the functional layer, and a top of the P-DBR is fixedly connected with a P contact layer. Another space layer is inserted into the P-DBR.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITYInventors: Hui Li, Jian Feng, Chuyu Zhong, Wei Miao, Shilong Zhao, Zhao Chen
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Patent number: 11916356Abstract: An emitter array, may comprise a first set of emitters that has a nominal optical output power at an operating voltage. The emitter array may comprise a second set of emitters that has substantially less than the nominal optical output power or no optical output power at the operating voltage. The first set of emitters and the second set of emitters may be interleaved with each other to form a two-dimensional regular pattern of emitters that emits a random pattern of light at the nominal optical output power at the operating voltage. The first set of emitters and the second set of emitters may be electrically connected in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLCInventors: Vincent V. Wong, Jay A. Skidmore, Matthew Glenn Peters
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Patent number: 11916355Abstract: Narrow beam divergence semiconductor sources are operable to generate a beam having a substantially narrow beam divergence, an emission wavelength, and a substantially uniform beam intensity. The presence of an extended length mirror can help suppress one or more longitudinal and/or transverse modes such that the beam divergence and/or the spectral width of emission is substantially reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Princeton Optronics, Inc.Inventors: Jean-Francois Seurin, Robert Van Leeuwen, Chuni Ghosh
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Patent number: 11869963Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a support substrate having a first surface capable of supporting the epitaxial growth of at least one III-V semiconductor and a second surface opposing the first surface, at least one mesa positioned on the first surface, each mesa including an epitaxial III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure on the first surface of the support substrate, the III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure forming a boundary with the first surface and a parasitic channel suppression region positioned laterally adjacent the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: John Twynam, Albert Birner, Helmut Brech
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Patent number: 11852781Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYInventors: Paul J Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
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Patent number: 11837583Abstract: A display device including a pixel circuit, an insulation layer covering the pixel circuit, an etching prevention layer disposed on the insulation layer, a first guide layer, a second guide layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light emitting element. The first guide layer and the second guide layer may be disposed on the etching prevention layer and spaced apart from each other. The first electrode may be disposed on the first guide layer and electrically connected to the pixel circuit. The second electrode may be disposed on the first guide layer and insulated from the first electrode. The light emitting element may be in contact with the top surface of the etching prevention layer, disposed between the first guide layer and the second guide layer on a plane, and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Euikang Heo, Cha-Dong Kim, Hyunae Kim, Chongsup Chang
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Patent number: 11749962Abstract: An optically pumped tunable VCSEL swept source module has a VCSEL and a pump, which produces light to pump the VSCEL, wherein the pump is geometrically isolated from the VCSEL. In different embodiments, the pump is geometrically isolated by defocusing light from the pump in front of the VCSEL, behind the VCSEL, and/or by coupling the light from the pump at an angle with respect to the VCSEL. In the last case, angle is usually less than 88 degrees. There are further strategies for attacking pump noise problems. Pump feedback can be reduced through (1) Faraday isolation and (2) geometric isolation. Single frequency pump lasers (Distributed feedback lasers (DFB), distributed Bragg reflector lasers (DBR), Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers, discrete mode lasers, volume Bragg grating (VBG) stabilized lasers can eliminate wavelength jitter and amplitude noise that accompanies mode hopping.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Excelitas Technologies Corp.Inventors: Bartley C. Johnson, Walid A. Atia, Peter S. Whitney, Mark E. Kuznetsov, Edward J. Mallon
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Patent number: 11670910Abstract: A method for manufacturing a GaN-based surface-emitting laser by an MOVPE includes: (a) growing a first cladding layer with a {0001} growth plane; (b) growing a guide layer on the first cladding layer; (c) forming holes which are two-dimensionally periodically arranged within the guide layer; (d) etching the guide layer by ICP-RIE using a chlorine-based gas and an argon; (e) supplying a gas containing a nitrogen to cause mass-transport, and then supplying the group-III gas for growth, whereby a first embedding layer closing openings of the holes is formed to form a photonic crystal layer; and (f) growing an active layer and a second cladding layer on the first embedding layer, The step (d) includes a step of referring to already-obtained data on a relationship of an attraction voltage and a ratio of gases in the ICP-RIE with a diameter distribution of air holes embedded, and applying the attraction voltage and the ratio to the ICP-RIE.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Susumu Noda, Tomoaki Koizumi, Kei Emoto
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Patent number: 11652333Abstract: A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first electrode provided in contact with the substrate, a first light reflection layer provided over the substrate, a second light reflection layer provided over the substrate, an active layer provided between the second light reflection layer and the first light reflection layer, a current confining layer that is provided between the active layer and the second light reflection layer and includes a current injection region, a second electrode provided over the substrate, with the second light reflection layer being interposed between the second electrode and the substrate, and a contact layer that is provided between the second electrode and the second light reflection layer and includes a contact region that is in contact with the second electrode, in which the contact region has a smaller area than an area of the current injection region.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki Watanabe, Takayuki Kawasumi
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Patent number: 11641240Abstract: An optical module includes: a light source; an optical modulator capable of modulating light from the light source; a capacitor with an upper electrode and a lower electrode; and a resistor connected in series with and bonded face-to-face to the upper electrode of the capacitor. The resistor and the capacitor are connected in parallel with the optical modulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: CIG PHOTONICS JAPAN LIMITEDInventors: Daisuke Noguchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11594656Abstract: Disclosed are a quantum light source and an optical communication apparatus including the same. The quantum light source device includes a vertical reflection layer disposed on a substrate, a lower electrode layer disposed on the vertical reflection layer, a horizontal reflection layer disposed on the lower electrode layer, a quantum light source disposed in the horizontal reflection layer, and an upper electrode layer disposed on the horizontal reflection layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Young-Ho Ko, Kap-Joong Kim, Byung-seok Choi, Won Seok Han
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Patent number: 11594857Abstract: Modification of the topology of selected regions of individual VCSEL devices during fabrication is utilized to provide an array output beam with specific characteristics (e.g., “uniform” output power across the array). These physical features include the width of the metal aperture, the width of the modal filter, and/or the geometry of the contact ring structure on the top of the VCSEL device. The modifications may also function to adjust the numerical apertures (NAs) of the devices, the beam waist, wallplug efficiency, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: II-VI Delaware Inc.Inventors: Giuseppe Tandoi, Norbert Lichtenstein, Lukas Mutter, Andre Bisig
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Patent number: 11563307Abstract: Example vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) include a mesa structure disposed on a substrate, the mesa structure including a first reflector, a second reflector defining at least one diameter, and an active cavity material structure disposed between the first and second reflectors; and a second contact layer disposed at least in part on top of the mesa structure and defining a physical emission aperture having a physical emission aperture diameter. The ratio of the physical emission aperture diameter to the at least one diameter is greater than or approximately 0.172 and/or the ratio of the physical emission aperture diameter to the at least one diameter is less than or approximately 0.36. An example VCSEL includes a substrate; a buffer layer disposed on a portion of the substrate; and an emission structure disposed on the buffer layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Itshak Kalifa, Elad Mentovich
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Patent number: 11539190Abstract: Disclosed are a current excitation type organic semiconductor laser containing a pair of electrodes, an organic laser active layer and an optical resonator structure between the pair of electrodes and a laser having an organic layer on a distributed feedback grating structure. The lasers include a continuous-wave laser, a quasi-continuous-wave laser and an electrically driven semiconductor laser diode.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, KOALA TECH INC.Inventors: Chihaya Adachi, Sangarange Don Atula Sandanayaka, Toshinori Matsushima, Kou Yoshida, Jean-Charles Ribierre, Fatima Bencheikh, Kenichi Goushi, Takashi Fujihara
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Patent number: 11495939Abstract: A semiconductor laser is provided that includes a semiconductor layer sequence and electrical contact surfaces. The semiconductor layer sequence includes a waveguide with an active zone. Furthermore, the semiconductor layer sequence includes a first and a second cladding layer, between which the waveguide is located. At least one oblique facet is formed on the semiconductor layer sequence, which has an angle of 45° to a resonator axis with a tolerance of at most 10°. This facet forms a reflection surface towards the first cladding layer for laser radiation generated during operation. A maximum thickness of the first cladding layer is between 0.5 M/n and 10 M/n at least in a radiation passage region, wherein n is the average refractive index of the first cladding layer and M is the vacuum wavelength of maximum intensity of the laser radiation.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBHInventors: Bruno Jentzsch, Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Alexander Tonkikh, Stefan Illek
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Patent number: 11437782Abstract: An embodiment discloses a vertical cavity surface emitting laser including a substrate, a lower reflective layer disposed on the substrate, a laser cavity including an active layer and disposed on the lower reflective layer, an oxide layer disposed on the laser cavity, an upper reflective layer disposed on the oxide layer, a plurality of first holes formed in the upper reflective layer and the oxide layer, and an upper electrode disposed on inner sides of the plurality of first holes and disposed on the upper reflective layer, wherein the oxide layer includes a plurality of light emitting regions spaced apart from each other, and the plurality of first holes are disposed to surround each of the light emitting regions in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Rayir, Co.Inventors: Won Jin Choi, Dong Hwan Kim, Keuk Kim
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Patent number: 11437778Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wavelength tunable laser comprising a gain region and a wavelength tunable area is disclosed. The wavelength tunable area comprises: a lower clad layer; a passive optical waveguide positioned on the lower clad layer; an upper clad layer positioned on the passive optical waveguide; a drive electrode positioned on the upper clad layer; a current blocking layer positioned on the drive electrode; a heater positioned on the current blocking layer; and a first insulating groove and a second insulating groove which are positioned so as to face each other with the passive optical waveguide therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: OE Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ki Hong Yoon
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Patent number: 11431149Abstract: A laser including a grating configured to reduce lasing threshold for a selected vertically confined mode as compared to other vertically confined modes.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Freedom Photonics LLCInventors: Gordon Barbour Morrison, Milan L. Mashanovitch, Hannah Grant
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Patent number: 11381058Abstract: A semiconductor laser including: a first mirror layer; a second mirror layer; an active layer, a current confinement layer, a first region, and a second region, in which the first mirror layer, the second mirror layer, the active layer, the current confinement layer, the first region, and the second region constitute a laminated body, the first region and the second region constitute an oxidized region of the laminated body, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first part, a second part, and a third part disposed between the first part and the second part and resonating light generated in the active layer, and in a plan view, at least at a part of the third part, W1>W3 and W2>W3, W1 is a width of the oxidized region of the first part, W2 is a width of the oxidized region of the second part, and W3 is a width of the oxidized region of the third part.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventors: Junichi Okamoto, Takashi Hagino, Koichi Kobayashi, Takashi Miyata
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Patent number: 11342451Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a support substrate having a first surface capable of supporting the epitaxial growth of at least one III-V semiconductor and a second surface opposing the first surface, at least one mesa positioned on the first surface, each mesa including an epitaxial III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure on the first surface of the support substrate, the III-V semiconductor-based multi-layer structure forming a boundary with the first surface and a parasitic channel suppression region positioned laterally adjacent the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: John Twynam, Albert Birner, Helmut Brech
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Patent number: 11313680Abstract: A technique for calculating charge in accordance with a state of use of a user in a rental business of total stations is provided. A total station includes a positioning unit, an operation receiving unit, a positioning mode selector, and a counter. The positioning unit performs positioning by using pulsed laser light. The operation receiving unit receives operation of a user. The positioning mode selector selects one of a first positioning mode and a second positioning mode on the basis of operation of the user to the operation receiving unit. In the first positioning mode, positioning is performed at a specific point at a relatively small laser wave number. In the second positioning mode, positioning is performed at a specific point at a relatively large laser wave number. The counter counts up each of the selected times of the first positioning mode and the second positioning mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Topcon CorporationInventor: Kaoru Kumagai
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Patent number: 11251339Abstract: A process for fabricating an optoelectronic device for emitting infrared radiation, including: i) producing a first stack containing a light source, and a first bonding sublayer made from a metal of interest chosen from gold, titanium and copper, ii) producing a second stack containing a GeSn-based active layer obtained by epitaxy at an epitaxy temperature (Tepi), and a second bonding sublayer made from the metal of interest, iii) determining an assembly temperature (Tc) substantially between an ambient temperature (Tamb) and the epitaxy temperature (Tepi), such that a direct bonding energy per unit area of the metal of interest is higher than or equal to 0.5 J/m2; and iv) joining, by direct bonding, at the assembly temperature (Tc), the stacks.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Vincent Reboud, Alexei Tchelnokov, Julie Widiez
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Patent number: 11227744Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-beam writing method includes forming a beam array of a multi-beam, assigning sub-beam arrays to each of a plurality of sub-stripe regions, the sub-stripe regions being obtained by dividing a region on the substrate, and the sub-beam arrays being obtained by dividing the beam array, calculating an irradiation time modulation rate being used for each beam belonging to each of the sub-beam arrays, calculating a weight for each of the sub-beam arrays based on the irradiation time modulation rate for each of the beams belonging to a group of the sub-beam arrays, and assigning the calculated weight to the sub-beam array, and performing multiple writing on each of the sub-stripe regions by performing writing on each of the sub-stripe regions with the sub-beam arrays, based on the weight assigned to the sub-beam array and the irradiation time modulation rate of the beam belonging to the sub-beam array.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.Inventor: Hiroshi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11183814Abstract: A surface-emitting laser, which is a ridge waveguide structure, including: a substrate, a first cladding layer, an active layer, a conductive layer, a second cladding layer; the Bragg gratings is etched on the surface of the ridge waveguide; the two upper electrodes are disposed on both sides of the ridge waveguide; two grooves are formed between the ridge waveguide and each of the two upper electrodes; the first waveguide cladding layer includes one or more current confinement regions; or a buried tunnel junction is formed in the second cladding layer for limiting current. The Bragg gratings comprise two first-order gratings and one second-order grating placed between two first-order gratings.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignees: HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Weihua Guo, Can Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Qiaoyin Lu
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Patent number: 11152763Abstract: An InP-based monolithic integrated chaotic semiconductor laser chip capable of feeding back randomly diffused light, being composed of six regions: a left DFB semiconductor laser, a bidirectional SOA, a left passive optical waveguide region, a doped passive optical waveguide region, a right passive optical waveguide region, and a right DFB semiconductor laser, specifically including: an N+ electrode layer, an N-type substrate, an InGaAsP lower confinement layer, an undoped InGaAsP multiple quantum well active region layer, doped particles, distributed feedback Bragg gratings, an InGaAsP upper confinement layer, a P-type heavily doped InP cover layer, a P-type heavily doped InGaAs contact layer, a P+ electrode layer, a light-emitting region, and isolation grooves. It effectively solves problems of bulky volume of the existing chaotic laser source, the time-delay signature of chaotic laser, narrow bandwidth, and low coupling efficiency of the light and the optical waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Inventors: Mingjiang Zhang, Jianzhong Zhang, Ya'nan Niu, Yi Liu, Tong Zhao, Lijun Qiao, Anbang Wang, Yuncai Wang
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Patent number: 11152760Abstract: A light emitter device (100) comprises a substrate (10) and a photonic crystal (20), which is arranged on the substrate (10) and comprises pillar- and/or wall-shaped semiconductor elements (21), which are arranged periodically standing out from the substrate (10), wherein the photonic crystal (20) forms a resonator, in which the semiconductor elements (21) are arranged in a first resonator section (22) with a first period (d1), in a second resonator section (23) with a second period (d2) and in a third resonator section (24) with a third period (d3), wherein on the substrate (10) the second resonator section (23) and the third resonator section (24) are arranged on two mutually opposing sides of the first resonator section (22) and the second period (d2) and the third period (d3) differ from the first period (d1), the first resonator section (22) forms a light-emitting medium and the third resonator section (24) forms a coupling-out region, through which a part of the light field in the first resonator sectioType: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.Inventors: Oliver Brandt, Lutz Geelhaar, Ivano Giuntoni
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Patent number: 11133440Abstract: Aspects include Light Emitting Diodes that have a GaN-based light emitting region and a metallic electrode. The metallic electrode can be physically separated from the GaN-based light emitted region by a layer of porous dielectric, which provides a reflecting region between at least a portion of the metallic electrode and the GaN-based light emitting region.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventors: Frank T. Shum, William W. So, Steven D. Lester
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Patent number: 11127882Abstract: Resonant optical cavity light emitting devices are disclosed, where the device includes an opaque substrate, a first reflective layer, a first spacer region, a light emitting region, a second spacer region, and a second reflective layer. The light emitting region is configured to emit a target emission deep ultraviolet wavelength and is positioned at a separation distance from the reflector. The second reflective layer may have a metal composition comprising elemental aluminum and a thickness less than 15 nm. The device has an optical cavity comprising the first spacer region, the second spacer region and the light emitting region, where the optical cavity has a total thickness less than or equal to K·?/n. K is a constant ranging from 0.25 to 10, ? is the target wavelength, and n is an effective refractive index of the optical cavity at the target wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Silanna UV Technologies Pte LtdInventor: Petar Atanackovic
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Patent number: 11086047Abstract: Waveguides and electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising electromagnetic cavities fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. Devices comprising waveguides fabricated in hyperuniform disordered materials with complete photonic bandgaps are provided. The devices include electromagnetic splitters, filters, and sensors.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton UniversityInventors: Paul J Steinhardt, Marian Florescu, Salvatore Torquato
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Patent number: 11031752Abstract: A surface-emitting laser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a current constriction region having an opening and formed by impurities injected into a laminate from side of a second semiconductor layer; and a first DBR layer on side of a first semiconductor layer and a second DBR layer on the side of the second semiconductor layer having the laminate interposed therebetween at a position facing the opening. At the opening, an opening diameter close to the first DBR layer is larger than an opening diameter close to the second DBR layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Jugo Mitomo, Hiroshi Nakajima, Masamichi Ito, Susumu Sato, Noriyuki Futagawa
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Patent number: 11025033Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device. The VCSEL device includes a bond bump overlying a substrate. A VCSEL structure overlies the bond bump. The VCSEL structure includes a second reflector overlying an optically active region and a first reflector underlying the optically active region. A bond ring overlying the substrate and laterally separated from the bond bump. The bond ring continuously extends around the bond bump.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jhih-Bin Chen, Ming Chyi Liu
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Patent number: 10992097Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: an optical resonator including a surface; wherein a Bragg grating is formed at least part of the surface of the optical resonator; and wherein the Bragg grating has a Bragg frequency substantially equal to a center frequency of an Nth order Brillouin gain region capable of generating an Nth order Stokes signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew Wade Puckett, Karl D. Nelson, Jianfeng Wu
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Patent number: 10938178Abstract: A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (“VCSEL”) has at least a substrate, electrical contacts, a first mirror region, a second mirror region and an active region between the mirror regions; where the mirror regions comprise distributed Bragg reflectors formed of a plurality of layers; laser emission is from at least one gallium arsenide antimonide nanostructure in the active region; and each said nanostructure contains more antimony atoms than arsenic atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Lancaster University Business Enterprises LimitedInventors: Manus Hayne, Peter David Hodgson
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Patent number: 10833479Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a mesa structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are disposed in that order, wherein at least one of the first compound semiconductor layer and the second compound semiconductor layer has a current constriction region surrounded by an insulation region extending inward from a sidewall portion of the mesa structure; a wall structure disposed so as to surround the mesa structure; at least one bridge structure connecting the mesa structure and the wall structure, the wall structure and the bridge structure each having the same layer structure as the portion of the mesa structure in which the insulation region is provided; a first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on a top face of the wall structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Oki, Yuji Masui, Yoshinori Yamauchi, Rintaro Koda, Takahiro Arakida
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Patent number: 10811844Abstract: Provided is an external cavity laser (ECL) including a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)-Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) type light emitting unit configured to receive a current and emit light, and including a DBR function layer and an active layer for a quantum well formed on one side of this DBR function layer, and an optical circuit unit including a light guide in which one end surface is installed to face an active layer at one side of the active layer, light generated from the active layer is received and guided, and an optical axis is formed vertically to an active layer plane, a reflection pattern that is formed at one side of the light guide so as to receive light output from the other end of the light guide to reflect the light again to the light guide, and an external layer for surrounding the light guide and the reflection pattern, wherein the VCSEL-DBR type light emitting unit and the optical circuit unit are mutually coupled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Cosemi Technologies, inc.Inventor: Chang Joon Chae
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Patent number: 10559705Abstract: A multijunction solar cells that include one or more graded-index reflector structures disposed beneath a base layer of one or more solar subcells. The graded-index reflector structure is constructed such that (i) at least a portion of light of a first spectral wavelength range that enters and passes through a solar cell above the graded-index reflector structure is reflected back into the solar subcell by the graded-index reflector structure; and (ii) at least a portion of light of a second spectral wavelength range that enters and passes through the solar cell above the graded-index reflector structure is transmitted through the graded-index reflector structure to layers disposed beneath the graded-index reflector structure. The second spectral wavelength range is composed of greater wavelengths than the wavelengths of the first spectral wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventor: Daniel Derkacs
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Patent number: 10541349Abstract: A method of manufacturing an inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cell is disclosed herein. The method includes forming a lattice constant transition material positioned between a first subcell and a second subcell using a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor. The solar cell further includes at least one distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer directly adjacent a back surface field (BSF) layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp.Inventors: Mark A. Stan, Arthur Cornfeld
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Patent number: 10355454Abstract: Provided is an optical semiconductor device which has long-term reliability since a threshold current is small, and a relaxation oscillation frequency is high. An optical semiconductor device includes an InP semiconductor substrate, a lower mesa structure that is disposed above the InP semiconductor substrate, and includes a multiple quantum well layer, an upper mesa structure that is disposed on the lower mesa structure, and includes a cladding layer, a buried semiconductor layer that buries both side surfaces of the lower mesa structure, and an insulating film that covers both side surfaces of the upper mesa structure by being in contact with both side surfaces of the upper mesa structure, in which the lower mesa structure includes a first semiconductor layer, above the multiple quantum well layer, and the upper mesa structure includes a second semiconductor layer which is different from the cladding layer in composition, below the cladding layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Oclaro Japan, Inc.Inventors: Kouji Nakahara, Takeshi Kitatani
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Patent number: 9997892Abstract: A semiconductor structure configured for use in a VCSEL or RCLED. The semiconductor structure includes an oxidizing layer constructed from materials that can be oxidized during a lithographic process so as to create an oxide aperture. The semiconductor structure further includes a number of layers near the oxidizing layer. A passivation material is disposed on the layers near the oxidizing layer. The passivation material is configured to inhibit oxidation of the layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATIONInventor: Ralph H. Johnson
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Patent number: 9991669Abstract: The embodiment relates to a semiconductor light-emitting device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a first cladding layer, an active layer, a second cladding layer, a contact layer, and a phase modulation layer located between the first cladding and active layers or between the active and second cladding layers. The phase modulation layer comprises a basic layer and plural first modified refractive index regions different from the basic layer in a refractive index. In a virtual square lattice set on the phase modulation layer such that the modified refractive index region is allocated in each of unit constituent regions constituting square lattices, the modified refractive index region is arranged to allow its gravity center position to be separated from the lattice point of the corresponding unit constituent region, and to have a rotation angle about the lattice point according a desired optical image.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hirose, Yoshitaka Kurosaka, Takahiro Sugiyama, Yuu Takiguchi, Yoshiro Nomoto
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Patent number: 9991670Abstract: A laser light source device having a simple configuration and an inspection device are provided. A laser light source device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment in accordance with the present invention has a repetition frequency of 1 MHz or higher, and includes fundamental wave generation means 201 for oscillating laser light including a fundamental wave with its center wavelength being included in one of first to fourth wavelength bands, and means 205 for generating a sixth harmonic of pulsed laser light extracted from the fundamental wave generation means 201. The first wavelength band is 1064.326 nm to 1064.511 nm. The second wavelength band is 1064.757 nm to 1064.852 nm. The third wavelength band is 1063.805 nm to 1063.878 nm. Further, the fourth wavelength band is 1063.962 nm to 1064.031 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Lasertec CorporationInventors: Kiwamu Takehisa, Jun Sakuma
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Patent number: 9966735Abstract: III-V lasers integrated with silicon photonic circuits and methods for making the same include a three-layer semiconductor stack formed from III-V semiconductors on a substrate, where a middle layer has a lower bandgap than a top layer and a bottom layer; a mirror region monolithically formed at a first end of the stack, configured to reflect emitted light in the direction of the stack; and a waveguide region monolithically formed at a second end of the stack, configured to transmit emitted light.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Cheng-Wei Cheng, Frank R. Libsch, Tak H. Ning, Uzma Rana, Kuen-Ting Shiu