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Photonic-well Microcavity light emitting devices

Patent 5790583 Issued on August 4, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 24, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 653585 filed on 05/24/1996

US Classes:

372/92, PARTICULAR RESONANT CAVITY372/66, Active media with particular shape372/67, Disc-shaped372/94, Having a ring configuration372/108, Specified output coupling device385/31, Input/output coupler385/32Coupling light through a waveguide bend or loop

Examiners

Primary: Bovernick, Rodney B.
Assistant: Song, Yisun

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H01S 003/05

Abstract

A photonic light emitting device comprising a relatively high refractive index photonic-well semiconductor waveguide core in the form of an arcuate shape, linear shape and combinations thereof. The waveguide core is formed into a closed loop cavity for a light-emitting device or laser. The waveguide core is surrounded by relatively low refractive index medium and comprises an active medium having major and minor sides and semiconductor guiding layers proximate the major sides. The active medium and the guiding layers are so dimensioned in a transverse direction relative to the path of light propagation through the core to provide significantly increased spontaneous-emission coupling efficiency, leaading to low lasing threshold and high intrinsic modulation rates.

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