ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,360, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to AMS-OSRAM INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Regensburg, Germany).
"Surface-emitting semiconductor laser and method for producing a surface-emitting semiconductor laser" was invented by Hubert Halbritter (Dietfurt-Toeging, Germany) and Laura Kreiner (Regensburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active zone which is suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation, an ordered photonic structure, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type. The active zone is arranged between the ...