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US 5,260,957 AGranted
Quantum dot Laser
AssigneeThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
InventorsFarhad Hakimi, Moungi G. Bawendi, Richard Tumminelli, John R. Haavisto
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Abstract
A quantum dot laser includes a laser host material; a plurality of quantum dots disposed in the host material; and a pumping source for exciting and inducing a population inversion in the quantum dots.
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A quantum dot laser comprising:
- a laser host material;
- a plurality of quantum dots disposed in said host material;
- and
- a pumping source for exciting a population inversion in said quantum dots.
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A quantum dot waveguide laser comprising:
- a laser host material;
- a cladding surrounding and having a lower index of refraction than said host material;
- a plurality of quantum dots disposed in said host material;
- and
- a pumping source for exciting and inducing a population inversion in said quantum dots.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.