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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Lukas Czornomaz, Rueschlikon, CH;
Jens Hofrichter, Rueschlikon, CH;
Mirja Richter, Kilchberg, CH;
Heike Riel, Rueschlikon, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device () for use in at least an optical application comprising: at least an optically passive aspect () that is operable in substantially an optically passive mode, and at least an optically active material () comprising at least a material that is operable in substantially an optically active mode, wherein: the optically passive aspect () further comprises at least a crystalline seed layer (), the optically active material () being epitaxially grown in at least a predefined structure () provided in the optically passive aspect () that extends to at least an upper surface (') of the crystalline seed layer (), and the optically passive aspect () is structured to comprise at least a passive photonic structure (), wherein the crystalline seed layer () comprises a crystalline wafer and wherein the optically active material () comprises at least one of: a III-V material and a II-VI material.