Optoelectronic device having a P-contact and an N-contact located over a same side of a substrate and a method of manufacture therefor
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1. An optoelectronic device, comprisingan optical active layer located over a substrate;
- an active region located in the optical active layer; and
a P-contact and an N-contact associated with the active region and located over a same side of the substrate, wherein the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an optoelectronic device that includes an optical active layer formed over a substrate and an active region formed in the optical active layer. The optoelectronic device further includes a P-contact and an N-contact formed over a same side of the substrate and associated with the active region, the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench.
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17 Claims
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1. An optoelectronic device, comprising
an optical active layer located over a substrate; -
an active region located in the optical active layer; and
a P-contact and an N-contact associated with the active region and located over a same side of the substrate, wherein the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11)
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7. A method of manufacturing an optoelectronic device, comprising:
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placing an optical active layer over a substrate;
creating an active region in the optical active layer; and
forming a P-contact and an N-contact associated with the active region over a same side of the substrate, including the N-contact within a trench formed in the optical active layer and that contacts the substrate within the trench. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 12)
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13. An optical fiber communications system, comprising:
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a first optical device, which includes an optical active layer located over a substrate, an active region located in the optical active layer and a P-contact and an N-contact associated with the active region and located over a same side of the substrate, wherein the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench; and
a second optical device coupled to the first optical device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
optical sub assemblies, modulators, optical amplifiers, and optical waveguides.
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