Optical Closed Loop Microresonator and Thyristor Memory Device
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Abstract
A semiconductor device that includes an optical resonator spaced from a waveguide structure to provide for evanescent-wave optical coupling therebetween. The optical resonator includes a closed loop waveguide defined by a vertical thyristor structure. In one embodiment, the vertical thyristor structure is formed by an epitaxial layer structure including complementary (both an n-type and a p-type) modulation doped quantum well interfaces formed between an N+ region and a P+ region.
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60 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A semiconductor device comprising:
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an optical resonator including a closed loop waveguide defined by a vertical thyristor structure; and a waveguide structure spaced from the closed loop waveguide of the optical resonator to provide for evanescent-wave optical coupling therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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