Efficient semiconductor light-emitting device and method

Choquette, K D; Lear, K L; Schneider, R P

Title: Efficient semiconductor light-emitting device and method

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A semiconductor light-emitting device and method are disclosed. The semiconductor light-emitting device is provided with at least one control layer or control region which includes an annular oxidized portion thereof to channel an injection current into the active region, and to provide a lateral refractive index profile for index guiding the light generated within the device. A periodic composition grading of at least one of the mirror stacks in the device provides a reduced operating voltage of the device. The semiconductor light-emitting device has a high efficiency for light generation, and may be formed either as a resonant-cavity light-emitting diode (RCLED) or as a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). 12 figs.

Inventors:: Choquette, K D; Lear, K L; Schneider, Jr, R P

Issue Date:: 1996-02-20

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 201524

Patent Number(s):: 5493577

Application Number:: PAN: 8-361,252

Assignee:: Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 20 Feb 1996

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE

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