Integrated optical upconversion devices and related methods

US9054262B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9054262-B2
Application numberUS-201414216296-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 17, 2014
Priority dateSep 29, 2009
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Integrated upconversion devices capable of upconverting incident visible to short wavelength infrared photons to visible photons are disclosed. The device may include a quantum dot-based photodiode and a light-emitting diode. The device may further include a gain element such as a thin-film transistor.

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What is claimed is: 1. An upconversion device, comprising: a thin-film photodiode (PD) comprising a PD cathode, a PD anode, and a PD active region between the PD anode and the PD cathode, wherein at least one of the PD cathode and the PD anode is transparent to incident photons in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) or SWIR-visible range, and the PD active region comprises a quantum dot (QD) layer and is configured for outputting an electrical signal in response to receiving the…

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What does patent US9054262B2 cover?
Integrated upconversion devices capable of upconverting incident visible to short wavelength infrared photons to visible photons are disclosed. The device may include a quantum dot-based photodiode and a light-emitting diode. The device may further include a gain element such as a thin-film transistor.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Res Triangle Inst
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10W90/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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