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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:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1993
Akira Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a photodetector adapted to detect light having a predetermined level of photon energy, comprising: a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having a quantum well or a quantum wire structure, a barrier layer provided between the first and second semiconductor layers, a device for applying voltage to the barrier layer and the first and second semiconductor layers in order to generate a tunnel current flowing through the barrier layer, and a device for detecting the tunnel current. The second semiconductor layer exhibits a plurality of quantized electron energy levels, the energy difference between which is slightly smaller or slightly larger than the photon energy of the detected light. Further, incidence of the detected light upon the second semiconductor layer causes the quantized electron energy levels to shift by the photo Stark effect, resulting in variation of the tunnel current.
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