DE69606812D1 - Halbleiterlaser - Google Patents

Halbleiterlaser

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DE69606812D1
DE69606812D1 DE69606812T DE69606812T DE69606812D1 DE 69606812 D1 DE69606812 D1 DE 69606812D1 DE 69606812 T DE69606812 T DE 69606812T DE 69606812 T DE69606812 T DE 69606812T DE 69606812 D1 DE69606812 D1 DE 69606812D1
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semiconductor laser
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Federico Capasso
Alfred Yi Cho
Jerome Faist
Albert Lee Hutchinson
Carlo Sirtori
Deborah Lee Sivco
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AT&T Corp
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AT&T IPM Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82YSPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y20/00Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
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    • H01SDEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00Semiconductor lasers
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    • H01S5/34Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers
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    • H01S5/3401Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers having no PN junction, e.g. unipolar lasers, intersubband lasers, quantum cascade lasers
    • H01S5/3402Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers having no PN junction, e.g. unipolar lasers, intersubband lasers, quantum cascade lasers intersubband lasers, e.g. transitions within the conduction or valence bands
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    • H01S3/00Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/10Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
    • H01S3/106Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity
    • H01S3/1068Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling devices placed within the cavity using an acousto-optical device
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    • H01S5/06233Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency
    • H01S5/06243Controlling other output parameters than intensity or frequency controlling the position or direction of the emitted beam
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    • H01S5/12Construction or shape of the optical resonator, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region the resonator having a periodic structure, e.g. in distributed feedback [DFB] lasers
    • H01S5/1228DFB lasers with a complex coupled grating, e.g. gain or loss coupling
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    • H01S5/3418Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers using transitions from higher quantum levels
    • H01S5/3419Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers using transitions from higher quantum levels intersubband lasers, e.g. laser transitions within the conduction or valence bands in non unipolar structures
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S977/00Nanotechnology
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    • Y10S977/755Nanosheet or quantum barrier/well, i.e. layer structure having one dimension or thickness of 100 nm or less
    • Y10S977/759Quantum well dimensioned for intersubband transitions, e.g. for use in unipolar light emitters or quantum well infrared photodetectors
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    • Y10S977/832Nanostructure having specified property, e.g. lattice-constant, thermal expansion coefficient
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    • Y10S977/951Laser

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DE69606812T 1995-07-31 1996-07-23 Halbleiterlaser Expired - Lifetime DE69606812T2 (de)

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US08/509,409 US5570386A (en) 1994-04-04 1995-07-31 Semiconductor laser

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EP (1) EP0757418B1 (de)
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