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Optical wave modulators and attenuators

  • US 3,331,036 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1964
  • Issued: 07/11/1967
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1964
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. IN COMBINATION;

  • A COMPENSATED SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT CONTAINING CONCENTRATIONS OF BOTH ACCEPTOR AND DONOR IMPURITIES OF THE ORDER OF 1015 TO 1019 ATOMS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER THROUGHOUT SAID SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT;

    SAID ELEMENT CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF DONORACCEPTOR IMPURITY PAIRS;

    MEANS FOR IMPRESSING AN ELECTRIC FIELD ACROSS SAID ELEMENT;

    AND A SOURCE OF OPTICAL WAVE ENERGY HAVING A FREQUENCY WITHIN THE FREQUENCY BAND DEFINED BY THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY LEVEL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DONOR-ACCEPTOR IMPURITY PAIRS DIRECTED UPON SAID ELEMENTS.

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