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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/022 (2021.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); H01S 5/0225 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 17/002 (2013.01); G02B 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/0858 (2013.01); H01L 27/14605 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01S 5/0071 (2013.01); H01S 5/0225 (2021.01); H04N 5/2176 (2013.01);
Abstract
An opto-electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate having a planar surface. An emitter is formed on the substrate and configured to emit a beam of light away from the planar surface. A reflective layer is formed on the planar surface adjacent to the emitter. A transparent layer is formed over the planar surface and has a curved outer surface including a first segment positioned vertically over the emitter and configured to internally reflect the emitted beam of light toward the reflective layer, and a second segment positioned and configured to collimate and transmit the beam reflected from the reflective layer.