摘要:
Wide band gap, single conductivity type semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LED's) (90) feature a bias potential across the device below that required for carrier multiplication by avalanche breakdown, together with separate means for carrier introduction, such as an electron beam or a pn junction diode (91), to achieve light emission. The addition of Fabry-Perot surfaces (154, 155) converts the LED to a semiconductor laser (150). Efficiency enhancing heterostructure, including potential wells (95, 96) and staircases (92-94), may be added to the device. Arrays of such devices (172) on a substrate (171) may be scanned by an electron beam to display video information.
摘要:
An optical information processing system functionally comprises coding means to individually code a plurality of optical information carrier waves, and processing means coupled to the coding means and operative to process the plurality of coded information carrier waves. The processing means comprises laser means operative to produce laser light that corresponds to the received information carrier waves through longitudinal laser mode competition upon reception of the code information carrier waves.
摘要:
Wide band gap, single conductivity type semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LED's) (90) feature a bias potential across the device below that required for carrier multiplication by avalanche breakdown, together with separate means for carrier introduction, such as an electron beam or a pn junction diode (91), to achieve light emission. The addition of Fabry-Perot surfaces (154, 155) converts the LED to a semiconductor laser (150). Efficiency enhancing heterostructure, including potential wells (95, 96) and staircases (92-94), may be added to the device. Arrays of such devices (172) on a substrate (171) may be scanned by an electron beam to display video information.
摘要:
An eiectron-beam-pumped semiconductor laser generates a substantially transverse laser amplification (105) in response to a longitudinal electron beam input (104). As a result of a grooved active region configuration, the transverse laser amplification (105) results in a longitudinal laser output (106) in the same direction as that of the original electron beam input (104). This composite transverse- longitudinal configuration results in reduced threshold power density, thus enhancing laser lifetime, while at the same time provides a configuration which is particularly advantageous for use in large-area laser array display screens.
摘要:
A polychromatic cathode ray tube includes a screen formed by a single layer of crystalline semi-conductor material which luminesces in visible light when excited by an electron beam. The color of luminescence is varied by modulating the heat energy imparted to the layer by the electron beam.