US Patent Issued to Mellanox Technologies on March 31 for "Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) having separate electrical and optical confinement" (Swedish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,544, issued on March 31, was assigned to Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Yokneam, Israel).

"Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) having separate electrical and optical confinement" was invented by Petter Westbergh (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and associated methods of manufacturing are provided. An example VCSEL includes a first reflector, a second reflector, and an active region disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector. The VCSEL further includes an electrical aperture defining a current confinement region configured to direct current ...