Electrically injected visible vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes

Schneider, R P; Lott, J A

Title: Electrically injected visible vertical cavity surface emitting laser diodes

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Visible laser light output from an electrically injected vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VSCEL) diode is enabled by the addition of phase-matching spacer layers on either side of the active region to form the optical cavity. The spacer layers comprise InAlP which act as charge carrier confinement means. Distributed Bragg reflector layers are formed on either side of the optical cavity to act as mirrors. 5 figs.

Inventors:: Schneider, R P; Lott, J A

Issue Date:: 1994-09-27

OSTI Identifier:: 6884021

Patent Number(s):: 5351256

Application Number:: PPN: US 8-055178

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 28 Apr 1993

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; DESIGN; ALUMINIUM PHOSPHIDES; INDIUM PHOSPHIDES; LASER CAVITIES; LASER MIRRORS; LASER RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; VISIBLE RADIATION; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LASERS; MIRRORS; PHOSPHIDES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PNICTIDES; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLID STATE LASERS; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)

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