The present disclosure falls into the field of optoelectronics, particularly, includes the design, epitaxial growth, fabrication, and characterization of Laser Diodes (LDs) operating in the ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) spectral regime on patterned substrates (PSs) made with (formed on) low cost, large size Si, or GaN on sapphire, GaN, and other wafers. We disclose three types of PSs, which can be universal substrates, allowing any materials (III-Vs, II-VIs, etc.) grown on top of it with low defect and/or dislocation density.

An assembly includes a carrier and a structure having a core formed on the carrier, wherein the core has a longitudinal extension having two end regions, a first end region is arranged facing the carrier and a second end region is arranged facing away from the carrier, the core is formed as electrically conductive at least in an outer region, the region is at least partially covered with an active zone layer, the active zone layer generates electromagnetic radiation, a mirror layer is provided at least in one end region of the core to reflect electromagnetic radiation in a direction, a first electrical contact layer contacts an electrically conductive region of the core, and a second contact layer contacts the active zone layer.

An optoelectronic device including a crystalline semiconductor layer based on GeSn and including a pin junction. This formed semiconductor layer includes a base portion; a single-crystal intermediate portion having an average value x.sub.pi1 of proportion of tin less than x.sub.ps1, thus forming a barrier region against charge carriers flowing in an upper portion; and the single-crystal upper portion including a homogeneous medium with a proportion of tin x.sub.ps1, and vertical structures having an average value x.sub.ps2 of proportion of tin greater than x.sub.ps1, thus forming regions for emitting or for receiving infrared radiation.

A nitride semiconductor laser device of one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a single-crystal substrate, a base layer, a sheet-shaped structure, a light emitting layer, and a resonator mirror. The single-crystal substrate extends in one direction. The base layer is provided on the single-crystal substrate and includes a nitride semiconductor. The sheet-shaped structure is provided on the base layer to stand in a direction perpendicular to the base layer. The sheet-shaped structure has an area of a side surface that is greater than an area of an upper surface. The side surface extends in a longitudinal direction of the single-crystal substrate. The sheet-shaped structure includes a nitride semiconductor. The light emitting layer is provided at least on the side surface of the sheet-shaped structure. The light emitting layer includes a nitride semiconductor. The resonator mirror is provided by a pair of end surfaces of the sheet-shaped structure that oppose each other in the longitudinal direction.

The present disclosure falls into the field of optoelectronics, particularly, includes the design, epitaxial growth, fabrication, and characterization of Laser Diodes (LDs) operating in the ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) spectral regime on patterned substrates (PSs) made with (formed on) low cost, large size Si, or GaN on sapphire, GaN, and other wafers. We disclose three types of PSs, which can be universal substrates, allowing any materials (III-Vs, II-VIs, etc.) grown on top of it with low defect and/or dislocation density.

Embodiments of the invention relate to a plasmonic laser including a substrate and a coaxial plasmonic cavity formed on the substrate and adapted to facilitate a plasmonic mode. The plasmonic laser further includes an electrical pumping circuit configured to electrically pump the plasmonic laser. The coaxial plasmonic cavity includes a peripheral plasmonic ring structure, a central plasmonic core and a gain structure arranged between the peripheral plasmonic ring structure and the central plasmonic core. The gain structure includes one or more ring-shaped quantum wells as gain material. The one or more ring-shaped quantum wells have a surface that is aligned orthogonal to a surface of the substrate. The electrical pumping circuit is configured to pump the plasmonic laser via the peripheral plasmonic ring structure and the central plasmonic core.

A light emitting apparatus including a plurality of first light emitters and a plurality of second light emitters that differ from the first light emitters in terms of resonance wavelength, in which the second light emitters are each disposed between each adjacent pair of the first light emitters, first light that resonates in the plurality of first light emitters is in phase, and second light that resonates in the plurality of second light emitters is in phase.

Embodiments of the invention relate to a plasmonic laser including a substrate and a coaxial plasmonic cavity formed on the substrate and adapted to facilitate a plasmonic mode. The plasmonic laser further includes an electrical pumping circuit configured to electrically pump the plasmonic laser. The coaxial plasmonic cavity includes a peripheral plasmonic ring structure, a central plasmonic core and a gain structure arranged between the peripheral plasmonic ring structure and the central plasmonic core. The gain structure includes one or more ring-shaped quantum wells as gain material. The one or more ring-shaped quantum wells have a surface that is aligned orthogonal to a surface of the substrate. The electrical pumping circuit is configured to pump the plasmonic laser via the peripheral plasmonic ring structure and the central plasmonic core.

A light emitting apparatus including a plurality of first light emitters and a plurality of second light emitters that differ from the first light emitters in terms of resonance wavelength, in which the second light emitters are each disposed between each adjacent pair of the first light emitters, first light that resonates in the plurality of first light emitters is in phase, and second light that resonates in the plurality of second light emitters is in phase.

The present disclosure falls into the field of optoelectronics, particularly, includes the design, epitaxial growth, fabrication, and characterization of Laser Diodes (LDs) operating in the ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) spectral regime on patterned substrates (PSs) made with (formed on) low cost, large size Si, or GaN on sapphire, GaN, and other wafers. We disclose three types of PSs, which can be universal substrates, allowing any materials (III-Vs, II-VIs, etc.) grown on top of it with low defect and/or dislocation density.