High thermal conductivity vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)
First Claim
1. A light generating device comprising:
- a light generation layer adapted to generate light having a known wavelength;
a top reflector above said light generation layer;
a bottom reflector below said light generation layer; and
at least one of a high thermal conductivity (HTC) layer between said light generation layer and said bottom reflector and a high thermal conductivity (HTC) layer between said light generation layer and said top reflector.
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Abstract
A light generating device such as a VCSEL includes a light generation layer, a top reflector, a bottom reflector, and a high thermal conductivity (HTC) layer between the light generation layer and the bottom reflector. The light generation layer is adapted to generate light having a first wavelength. Heat produced at the light generation layer is more efficiently dissipated due to the presence of the HTC layer. Alternatively, a light generating device such as a VCSEL includes a light generation layer, a top reflector, and a high thermal conductivity (HTC) bottom reflector. Heat produced at the light generation layer is more efficiently dissipated due to the fact that the bottom reflector is a HTC DBR reflector having lower thermal resistivity than a conventional DBR reflector.
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20 Claims
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1. A light generating device comprising:
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a light generation layer adapted to generate light having a known wavelength;
a top reflector above said light generation layer;
a bottom reflector below said light generation layer; and
at least one of a high thermal conductivity (HTC) layer between said light generation layer and said bottom reflector and a high thermal conductivity (HTC) layer between said light generation layer and said top reflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A light generating device comprising:
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a light generation layer adapted to generate light having a known wavelength;
a top reflector above said light generation layer; and
a high thermal conductivity (HTC) bottom reflector below said light generation layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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