CA1153092A - Optoelectronic switches - Google Patents

Optoelectronic switches

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Publication number
CA1153092A
CA1153092A CA000366261A CA366261A CA1153092A CA 1153092 A CA1153092 A CA 1153092A CA 000366261 A CA000366261 A CA 000366261A CA 366261 A CA366261 A CA 366261A CA 1153092 A CA1153092 A CA 1153092A
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Prior art keywords
semiconductor
photodiode
optical
optoelectronic switch
converting means
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Expired
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CA000366261A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Elmer H. Hara
Hiroshi Kanbe
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NTT Inc
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Priority claimed from JP4147480A external-priority patent/JPS56138333A/ja
Priority claimed from JP8131680A external-priority patent/JPS577978A/ja
Application filed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp filed Critical Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1153092A publication Critical patent/CA1153092A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H10F30/21—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H10F30/24—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having only two potential barriers, e.g. bipolar phototransistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F55/00—Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto
    • H10F55/20—Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers
    • H10F55/25—Radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices covered by groups H10F10/00, H10F19/00 or H10F30/00 being structurally associated with electric light sources and electrically or optically coupled thereto wherein the electric light source controls the radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices, e.g. optocouplers wherein the radiation-sensitive devices and the electric light source are all semiconductor devices

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  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
CA000366261A 1980-03-31 1980-12-05 Optoelectronic switches Expired CA1153092A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP41474/'80 1980-03-31
JP4147480A JPS56138333A (en) 1980-03-31 1980-03-31 Optoelectronic switch
JP8131680A JPS577978A (en) 1980-06-18 1980-06-18 Opto-electronic switch
JP81316/'80 1980-06-18

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CA1153092A true CA1153092A (en) 1983-08-30

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US (1) US4368385A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1153092A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3047188A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2482386B1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB2078440B (enExample)

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GB2078440A (en) 1982-01-06
US4368385A (en) 1983-01-11
FR2482386A1 (fr) 1981-11-13
FR2482386B1 (fr) 1987-07-24
DE3047188C2 (enExample) 1987-09-10
GB2078440B (en) 1984-04-18
DE3047188A1 (de) 1981-11-19

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