Passive waveguide structure with alternating GaInAs/AlInAs layers for mid-infrared optoelectronic devices

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PATENT NO 9231368
APP PUB NO 20150249319A1
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14628394

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Disclosed is a semiconductor optical emitter having an optical mode and a gain section, the emitter comprising a low loss waveguide structure made of two alternating layers of semiconductor materials A and B, having refractive indexes of Na and Nb, respectively, with an effective index No of the optical mode in the low loss waveguide between Na and Nb, wherein No is within a 5% error margin of identical to a refractive index of the gain section and wherein the gain section is butt-jointed with the low loss waveguide, and wherein the size and shape of the optical mode(s) in the low loss waveguide and gain section are within a 10% error margin of equal. Desirably, at least one of the semiconductor materials A and B has a sufficiently large band gap that the passive waveguide structure blocks current under a voltage bias of 15 V.

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THORLABS QUANTUM ELECTRONICS INC10335 GUILFORD ROAD JESSUP MD 20794

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Caneau, Catherine Genevieve Corning, US 15 109
Xie, Feng Painted Post, US 202 1260
Zah, Chung-En Holmdel, US 65 1081

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