CA2238952C - Low resistance contact semiconductor diode - Google Patents

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CA2238952C
CA2238952C CA002238952A CA2238952A CA2238952C CA 2238952 C CA2238952 C CA 2238952C CA 002238952 A CA002238952 A CA 002238952A CA 2238952 A CA2238952 A CA 2238952A CA 2238952 C CA2238952 C CA 2238952C
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Timothy Ashley
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H10HINORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
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    • H01SDEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/20Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/2004Confining in the direction perpendicular to the layer structure
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01S5/20Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/2004Confining in the direction perpendicular to the layer structure
    • H01S5/2009Confining in the direction perpendicular to the layer structure by using electron barrier layers
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    • H01SDEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S5/00Semiconductor lasers
    • H01S5/20Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers
    • H01S5/22Structure or shape of the semiconductor body to guide the optical wave ; Confining structures perpendicular to the optical axis, e.g. index or gain guiding, stripe geometry, broad area lasers, gain tailoring, transverse or lateral reflectors, special cladding structures, MQW barrier reflection layers having a ridge or stripe structure
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    • H01S5/30Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region
    • H01S5/305Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region characterised by the doping materials used in the laser structure
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GBGB9524414.1A GB9524414D0 (en) 1995-11-29 1995-11-29 Low resistance contact semiconductor device
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