Solid-state light source with small area contact

    公开(公告)号:US10593839B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15798875

    申请日:2017-10-31

    Abstract: A contact for solid state light sources is described. The solid state light source can include an active region, such as a light emitting multiple quantum well, and a semiconductor layer, such as a p-type layer, from which carriers (e.g., holes) enter the active region. A contact can be located adjacent to the semiconductor layer and include a plurality of small area contacts extending only partially through the semiconductor layer. The plurality of small area contacts can have a characteristic lateral size at an interface between the small area contact and the semiconductor layer equal to or smaller than a characteristic depletion region width for the plurality of small area contacts.

    Access resistance modulated solid-state light source

    公开(公告)号:US10587096B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15444735

    申请日:2017-02-28

    Abstract: A solid-state light source with built-in access resistance modulation is described. The light source can include an active region configured to emit electromagnetic radiation during operation of the light source. The active region can be formed at a p-n junction of a p-type side with a p-type contact and a n-type side with a n-type contact. The light source includes a control electrode configured to modulate an access resistance of an access region located on the p-type side and/or an access resistance of an access region located on the n-type side of the active region. The solid-state light source can be implemented in a circuit, which includes a voltage source that supplies a modulation voltage to the control electrode to modulate the access resistance(s).

    Disinfection of grain using ultraviolet radiation

    公开(公告)号:US10548332B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US15444785

    申请日:2017-02-28

    Abstract: A system for irradiation of grain foods using one or more ultraviolet emitting sources is provided. The system includes an irradiation region in which the grain foods are irradiated by ultraviolet light. The system can include means for moving the grain foods through irradiation region, means for detecting the flow rate of the grain foods moving through irradiation region, and a control system for adjusting power provided to the ultraviolet emitting sources based on the flow rate of the grain foods.

    Ultraviolet illuminator for object disinfection

    公开(公告)号:US10543290B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15857822

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a disinfecting pad for disinfecting and sterilizing objects. A plurality of pixelated light emitting sources are located on the flexible pad in an array, wherein a pixel characteristic radius is approximately 1/10 millimeter to approximately 1 centimeter and the plurality of pixelated light emitting sources covers at least 25% of the flexible pad. Each of the plurality of pixelated light emitting sources includes at least one ultraviolet radiation source. The system includes set of sensors for acquiring data for the at least one object, wherein the data includes a presence and a location of the at least one object. A control system for selectively operating the at least one ultraviolet radiation source of the plurality of pixelated light emitting sources based on the presence and the location of the at least one object.

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