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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. 26, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Bendicks Bylsma, Allentown, PA (US);
Dominic Paul Rinaudo, Blandon, PA (US);
Rory Keene Schlenker, Greenwich Township, PA (US);
Walter Jeffrey Shakespeare, Lower Macungie Township, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/100 ;
Abstract
A raised photodetector constructed to define an open channel extending between opposite edges of the photodetector and dimensioned for permitting light from laser to pass therethrough. The photodetector has a light-collecting region disposed in an outward facing wall recessed within the channel for collecting light from the laser.