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EP About this file: EP0676839

EP0676839 - Unipolar semiconductor laser [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.05.2000
Database last updated on 12.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.05.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.06.2000 [2000/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1995/41]
Inventor(s)01 / Capasso, Federico
42 Westbrook Road
Westfield, New Jersey 07090 / US
02 / Cho, Alfred Yi
11 Kenneth Court
Summit, New Jersey 07901 / US
03 / Faist, Jerome
239 Country Club Lane
Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076 / US
04 / Hutchinson, Albert Lee
1359 River Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 / US
05 / Luryi, Serge
907 Papen Road
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807 / US
06 / Sirtori, Carlo
2 Hillside Avenue
Summit, New Jersey 07901 / US
07 / Sivco, Deborah Lee
Plainfield Avenue
Warren, New Jersey 07059 / US
[1995/41]
Representative(s)Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
[N/P]
Former [1995/41]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr.
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5, Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date95302112.829.03.1995
[1995/41]
Priority number, dateUS1994022334104.04.1994         Original published format: US 223341
US1995037100009.01.1995         Original published format: US 371000
[1995/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0676839
Date:11.10.1995
Language:EN
[1995/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0676839
Date:07.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.08.1995
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/18, H01S3/19
[1995/41]
CPC:
B82Y20/00 (EP,US); H01S5/3402 (EP,US); H01S5/34 (EP,US);
H01S3/1068 (EP,US); H01S5/0614 (EP,US); H01S5/06243 (EP,US);
H01S5/1228 (EP,US); H01S5/1234 (EP,US); H01S5/3419 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/41]
TitleGerman:Unipolarer Halbleiterlaser[1998/50]
English:Unipolar semiconductor laser[1995/41]
French:Laser à semi-conducteur unipolaire[1995/41]
Former [1995/41]Monopolarer Halbleiterlaser
Examination procedure28.03.1996Examination requested  [1996/22]
22.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.05.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.01.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.01.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.1999Fee for grant paid
24.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
16.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]FR2607978  (THOMSON CSF [FR]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5128728  (LIU HUI C [CA]) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [DX]  - KASTALSKY A ET AL, "POSSIBILITY OF INFRARED LASER IN A RESONANT TUNNELING STRUCTURE", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, (19911118), vol. 59, no. 21, pages 2636 - 2638, XP000265170 [DX] 1-4,7,9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.105922
 [DX]  - J. FAIST ET AL, "Mid-infrared field tunable intersubband electroluminescence at room temperature by photon assisted tunneling in coupled quantum wells", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, NEW YORK US, (19940228), vol. 64, no. 9, pages 1144 - 1146, XP000425924 [DX] 1-6 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.110833
 [DA]  - Y.M. YEE ET AL, "carrier transport and intersubband population inversion in coupled quantum wells", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, NEW YORK US, (19930823), vol. 63, no. 8, doi:doi:10.1063/1.109815, pages 1089 - 1091, XP000566592 [DA] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.109815
 [PX]  - J. FAIST ET AL, "Quantum cascade laser. An intersuband semiconductor laser operating above liquid nitrogen temperature", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, STEVENAGE GB, (19940529), vol. 30, no. 111, pages 865 - 866, XP000465042 [PX] 1-6,9,10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19940605
 [PX]  - J. FAIST ET AL, "Vertical transition quantum cascade laser with Bragg confined excited state", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, NEW YORK US, (19950130), vol. 66, no. 5, doi:doi:10.1063/1.114005, pages 538 - 540, XP000489798 [PX] 1-4,7-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.114005
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