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WO2001063708A3
WO2001063708A3 PCT/US2001/006163 US0106163W WO0163708A3 WO 2001063708 A3 WO2001063708 A3 WO 2001063708A3 US 0106163 W US0106163 W US 0106163W WO 0163708 A3 WO0163708 A3 WO 0163708A3
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tunnel junction
vertical cavity
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Julien Boucart
Constance Chang-Hasnain
Mitch Jansen
Rashit Nabiev
Wupen Yuen
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Bandwidth9 Inc
Julien Boucart
Chang Hasnain Constance
Mitch Jansen
Rashit Nabiev
Wupen Yuen
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Priority claimed from US09/603,227 external-priority patent/US6760357B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/603,242 external-priority patent/US6493373B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/603,140 external-priority patent/US6487230B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/603,296 external-priority patent/US6535541B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/602,817 external-priority patent/US6490311B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/603,239 external-priority patent/US6487231B1/en
Application filed by Bandwidth9 Inc, Julien Boucart, Chang Hasnain Constance, Mitch Jansen, Rashit Nabiev, Wupen Yuen filed Critical Bandwidth9 Inc
Priority to AU2001239892A priority Critical patent/AU2001239892A1/en
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Abstract

Un appareil à cavité verticale comprend un premier miroir, un substrat et un second miroir couplé au substrat. Au moins une première et une seconde régions actives sont positionnées chacune entre les premier et second miroirs. Au moins une première couche d'oxyde est positionnée entre les premier et second miroirs. Au moins une jonction à effet tunnel est positionnée entre les premier et second miroirs.
PCT/US2001/006163 2000-02-24 2001-02-26 Appareil a cavite verticale a jonction a effet tunnel WO2001063708A2 (fr)

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AU2001239892A AU2001239892A1 (en) 2000-02-24 2001-02-26 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction

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US18470600P 2000-02-24 2000-02-24
US60/184,706 2000-02-24
US09/602,454 US6493372B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/602,444 US6493371B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/603,242 2000-06-23
US09/603,227 US6760357B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/602,817 2000-06-23
US09/603,242 US6493373B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/603,140 US6487230B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/603,296 US6535541B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/603,227 2000-06-23
US09/602,817 US6490311B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/602,444 2000-06-23
US09/602,454 2000-06-23
US09/603,239 US6487231B1 (en) 1998-04-14 2000-06-23 Vertical cavity apparatus with tunnel junction
US09/603,296 2000-06-23
US09/603,140 2000-06-23
US09/603,239 2000-06-23

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