Electronic device comprising active optical devices with an energy band engineered superlattice
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- first and second integrated circuits comprising respective first and second active optical devices establishing an optical communications link therebetween;
said first active optical device comprising a superlattice including a plurality of stacked groups of layers;
each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon, said energy-band modifying layer comprising at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions.
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Abstract
An electronic device may include first and second integrated circuits including respective first and second active optical devices establishing an optical communications link therebetween. The first active optical device may include a superlattice including a plurality of stacked groups of layers. Each group of layers of the superlattice may include a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon. Also, the energy-band modifying layer may include at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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first and second integrated circuits comprising respective first and second active optical devices establishing an optical communications link therebetween;
said first active optical device comprising a superlattice including a plurality of stacked groups of layers;
each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon, said energy-band modifying layer comprising at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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a first integrated circuit comprising an optical transmitter, and a second integrated circuit comprising an optical receiver for establishing an optical communications link with said optical transmitter;
said optical transmitter and said optical receiver each comprising a superlattice including a plurality of stacked groups of layers;
each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon, said energy-band modifying layer comprising at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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