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Doped strontium halide phosphor and device for infrared to visible light conversion

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1969-09-19
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Granted: 1971-11-30
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Expires: 1989-09-19
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Abstract

Abstract STRONTIUM CHLORIDE (SRCL2) IS DOPED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20% YTTERBIUM (YB) AND APPROXIMATELY 1% OF EITHER ERBIUM (ER) OR HOLMIUM (HO) AND APPLIED TO THE SURFACE OF A GALLIUM ARSENIDE:SILICONDOPED DIODE. WHEN THE DIODE IS ENERGIZED, THE INFRARED EENERGY WHICH IS EMITTED IS CONVERTED TO VISIBLE LIGHT BY THE DOPED STRONTIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHOR.

Inventors

  • 👤 Roderick K Watts

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:31
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/77; C09K11/7766; C09K11/7772; C09K11/7773; G; G02; G02F; G02F2/00; G02F2/02

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-11-29 1975-05-31 1975-11-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-11-29 1979-05-31 1979-11-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-11-29 1983-05-31 1983-11-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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