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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Anthony John Bennett, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew James Shields, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony John Bennett, Cambridge, GB;
Andrew James Shields, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/06 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photon source comprising a photon source body, said photon source body comprising at least one quantum dot; carrier injection means for injecting carriers into said at least one quantum dot and change of state means for changing the state of the carriers within the quantum dot after a predetermined time duration, the carrier injection means injecting carriers which are configured to allow emission of radiation by radiative recombination.