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Title: Infrared light sources with semimetal electron injection

Abstract

An infrared light source is disclosed that comprises a layered semiconductor active region having a semimetal region and at least one quantum-well layer. The semimetal region, formed at an interface between a GaAsSb or GalnSb layer and an InAsSb layer, provides electrons and holes to the quantum-well layer to generate infrared light at a predetermined wavelength in the range of 2-6 .mu.m. Embodiments of the invention can be formed as electrically-activated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or lasers, and as optically-pumped lasers. Since the active region is unipolar, multiple active regions can be stacked to form a broadband or multiple-wavelength infrared light source.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872719
Patent Number(s):
US 5995529
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
infrared; light; sources; semimetal; electron; injection; source; disclosed; comprises; layered; semiconductor; active; region; quantum-well; layer; formed; interface; gaassb; galnsb; inassb; provides; electrons; holes; generate; predetermined; wavelength; range; 2-6; embodiments; electrically-activated; light-emitting; diodes; leds; lasers; optically-pumped; unipolar; multiple; regions; stacked; form; broadband; multiple-wavelength; emitting diodes; emitting diode; light-emitting diode; quantum-well layer; infrared light; predetermined wavelength; active region; light source; light sources; pumped laser; light-emitting diodes; semiconductor active; semimetal region; electron injection; sb layer; layered semiconductor; /372/257/

Citation Formats

Kurtz, Steven R, Biefeld, Robert M, and Allerman, Andrew A. Infrared light sources with semimetal electron injection. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Kurtz, Steven R, Biefeld, Robert M, & Allerman, Andrew A. Infrared light sources with semimetal electron injection. United States.
Kurtz, Steven R, Biefeld, Robert M, and Allerman, Andrew A. 1999. "Infrared light sources with semimetal electron injection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872719.
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abstractNote = {An infrared light source is disclosed that comprises a layered semiconductor active region having a semimetal region and at least one quantum-well layer. The semimetal region, formed at an interface between a GaAsSb or GalnSb layer and an InAsSb layer, provides electrons and holes to the quantum-well layer to generate infrared light at a predetermined wavelength in the range of 2-6 .mu.m. Embodiments of the invention can be formed as electrically-activated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or lasers, and as optically-pumped lasers. Since the active region is unipolar, multiple active regions can be stacked to form a broadband or multiple-wavelength infrared light source.},
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