Broadband light-emitting diode

Fritz, Ian J; Klem, John F; Hafich, Michael J

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Title: Broadband light-emitting diode

Abstract

A broadband light-emitting diode. The broadband light-emitting diode (LED) comprises a plurality of III-V compound semiconductor layers grown on a semiconductor substrate, with the semiconductor layers including a pair of cladding layers sandwiched about a strained-quantum-well active region having a plurality of different energy bandgaps for generating light in a wavelength range of about 1.3-2 .mu.m. In one embodiment of the present invention, the active region may comprise a first-grown quantum-well layer and a last-grown quantum-well layer that are oppositely strained; whereas in another embodiment of the invention, the active region is formed from a short-period superlattice structure (i.e. a pseudo alloy) comprising alternating thin layers of InGaAs and InGaAlAs. The use a short-period superlattice structure for the active region allows different layers within the active region to be simply and accurately grown by repetitively opening and closing one or more shutters in an MBE growth apparatus to repetitively switch between different growth states therein. The broadband LED may be formed as either a surface-emitting LED or as an edge-emitting LED for use in applications such as chemical sensing, fiber optic gyroscopes, wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) fiber-optic data links, and WDM fiber-optic sensor networks for automobiles and aircraft.

Inventors:

Fritz, Ian J ^[1]; Klem, John F ^[2]; Hafich, Michael J ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM
Sandia Park, NM

Issue Date:: 1998-07-14

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

OSTI Identifier:: 871709

Patent Number(s):: 5780867

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
B82Y20/00 - Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L33/06 - within the light emitting region, e.g. quantum confinement structure or tunnel barrier

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: broadband; light-emitting; diode; led; comprises; plurality; iii-v; compound; semiconductor; layers; grown; substrate; including; pair; cladding; sandwiched; strained-quantum-well; active; region; energy; bandgaps; generating; light; wavelength; range; 3-2; embodiment; comprise; first-grown; quantum-well; layer; last-grown; oppositely; strained; formed; short-period; superlattice; structure; pseudo; alloy; comprising; alternating; ingaas; ingaalas; allows; simply; accurately; repetitively; closing; shutters; growth; apparatus; switch; therein; surface-emitting; edge-emitting; applications; chemical; sensing; fiber; optic; gyroscopes; wavelength-division-multiplexed; wdm; fiber-optic; data; links; sensor; networks; automobiles; aircraft; chemical sensing; emitting diode; light-emitting diode; iii-v compound; quantum-well layer; wavelength range; semiconductor substrate; active region; fiber optic; semiconductor layer; compound semiconductor; lattice structure; optic sensor; cladding layer; semiconductor layers; broadband light-emitting; comprising alternating; energy band; superlattice structure; energy bandgap; generating light; layers including; quantum-well active; growth apparatus; fiber-optic sensor; band light; /257/

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  abstractNote = {A broadband light-emitting diode. The broadband light-emitting diode (LED) comprises a plurality of III-V compound semiconductor layers grown on a semiconductor substrate, with the semiconductor layers including a pair of cladding layers sandwiched about a strained-quantum-well active region having a plurality of different energy bandgaps for generating light in a wavelength range of about 1.3-2 .mu.m. In one embodiment of the present invention, the active region may comprise a first-grown quantum-well layer and a last-grown quantum-well layer that are oppositely strained; whereas in another embodiment of the invention, the active region is formed from a short-period superlattice structure (i.e. a pseudo alloy) comprising alternating thin layers of InGaAs and InGaAlAs. The use a short-period superlattice structure for the active region allows different layers within the active region to be simply and accurately grown by repetitively opening and closing one or more shutters in an MBE growth apparatus to repetitively switch between different growth states therein. The broadband LED may be formed as either a surface-emitting LED or as an edge-emitting LED for use in applications such as chemical sensing, fiber optic gyroscopes, wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) fiber-optic data links, and WDM fiber-optic sensor networks for automobiles and aircraft.},

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