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Patent No.:

US 7177061 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007

Filed:

May. 31, 2005
Applicants:

David P. Bour, Cupertino, CA (US);

Jintian Zhu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

David P. Bour, Cupertino, CA (US);

Jintian Zhu, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/03 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 3/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An optical modulator comprises a first waveguide layer and a barrier layer, and a quantum well layer sandwiched between the first waveguide layer and the barrier layer, where the quantum well layer has a graded composition that varies the bandgap energy of the quantum well layer between a minimum bandgap energy and the bandgap energy of at least one of the first waveguide layer and the barrier layer.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bour, David. (2007). Semiconductor optical modulator having a quantum well structure for increasing effective photocurrent generating capability (U.S. Patent No. 7177061). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7177061

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