摘要:
A semiconductor laser device including an n-type cladding layer, an active layer, a p-type cladding layer having a ridge portion, an n-type optical confinement layer formed on the flat portion and side surfaces of the ridge portion of the p-type cladding layer, and an n-type current blocking layer formed on the n-type optical confinement layer in this order. The optical confinement layer is composed of a low resistivity layer doped with n-type impurity, which has a smaller refractive index than the p-type cladding layer and a bandgap energy greater than the energy of lasing light. The optical confinement layer has an impurity concentration of 5.times.10.sup.7 cm.sup.-3 or less. The n-type current blocking layer has a thickness of 0.4 .mu.m or less.
摘要翻译:一种半导体激光装置,包括n型包层,有源层,具有脊部的p型包覆层,形成在平坦部分上的n型光限制层和p型包层, 型包层,以及n型光限制层上形成的n型电流阻挡层。 光限制层由掺杂有n型杂质的低电阻率层构成,其折射率比p型覆层更小,并且带隙能量大于激光的能量。 光学限制层的杂质浓度为5×10 7 cm -3以下。 n型电流阻挡层的厚度为0.4μm以下。
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a semiconductor laser device in which an active layer is constituted by a quantum well layer having a structure in which well layers and barrier layers which are formed on a GaAs substrate are alternately layered, cladding layers are provided so as to interpose the active layer, the value of a strain on each of the well layers is -0.8% to -1.5%, the thickness of a well layer is from 80 .ANG. to 180 .ANG., the value of strain on each of the barrier layers is +0.5% to +1.0%, the thickness of the barrier layer is 20 .ANG. to 60 .ANG., and the respective numbers of layered well layers and barrier layers are 2 to 4.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device comprises an n-type cladding layer, an active layer formed on the n-type cladding layer and having a quantum well structure including one or a plurality of quantum well layers, a p-type cladding layer comprising a flat portion formed on the active layer and a stripe-shaped ridge portion on the flat portion, and a current blocking layer formed on the flat portion so as to cover the side surface of the ridge portion and formed on a region on the upper surface of the ridge portion from one of facets of a cavity to a position at a predetermined distance therefrom.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device according to the present invention comprises a GaAs substrate of a first conductivity type, a cladding layer of the first conductivity type formed on one main surface of the substrate, an active layer having a quantum well structure in which a tensile strain quantum well layer and a quantum barrier layer which are formed on the cladding layer of the first conductivity type are alternately laminated, and a cladding layer of a second conductivity type formed on the active layer. The one main surface of the substrate is a surface misoriented by 9.degree. to 17.degree. from a {100} plane of the substrate in a direction, and the cavity length is not less than 150 .mu.m nor more than 300 .mu.m.
摘要:
On an n-type GaAs semiconductor substrate, an n-type cladding layer formed of AlGaInP system crystal almost in lattice matching with the semiconductor substrate, an active layer and a p-type cladding layer formed of AlGaInP system crystal almost in lattice matching with the semiconductor substrate are formed, and a p-type barrier cladding layer formed of AlGaInP system crystal or AlInP system crystal is provided in the p-type cladding layer. The p-type barrier cladding layer has a thickness through which electrons are almost not transmitted, has tensile strain, and also has band gap energy larger than that of the p-type cladding layer.
摘要:
A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first step portion formed on a main surface side of a first side end surface of the substrate, a second step portion formed on the main surface side of a second side end surface substantially parallel to the first side end surface on an opposite side of the first side end surface and a nitride-based semiconductor layer whose first side surface is a (000-1) plane starting from a first side wall of the first step portion and a second side surface starting from a second side wall of the second step portion on the main surface.
摘要:
A nitride-based semiconductor laser device includes a nitride-based semiconductor layer formed on a main surface of a substrate and having an emission layer, wherein the nitride-based semiconductor layer includes a first side surface formed by a (000-1) plane and a second side surface inclined with respect to the first side surface, and a ridge having an optical waveguide extending perpendicular to a [0001] direction in an in-plane direction of the main surface of the substrate is formed by a region held between the first side surface and the second side surface.
摘要:
A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting diode capable of suppressing complication of a manufacturing process while improving light extraction efficiency from a light-emitting layer and further improving flatness of a semiconductor layer is obtained. This nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting diode (30) includes a substrate (11) formed with a recess portion (21) on a main surface and a nitride-based semiconductor layer (12) having a light-emitting layer (14) on the main surface and including a first side surface (12a) having a (000-1) plane formed to start from a first inner side surface (21a) of the recess portion and a second side surface (12b) formed at a region opposite to the first side surface with the light-emitting layer therebetween to start from a second inner side surface (21b) of the recess portion on the main surface.
摘要:
One facet and the other facet of a nitride based semiconductor laser device are respectively composed of a cleavage plane of (0001) and a cleavage plane of (000 1). Thus, the one facet and the other facet are respectively a Ga polar plane and an N polar plane. A portion of the one facet and a portion of the other facet, which are positioned in an optical waveguide, constitute a pair of cavity facets. A first protective film including oxygen as a constituent element is formed on the one facet. A second protective film including nitrogen as a constituent element is formed on the other facet.
摘要:
An integrated semiconductor laser device capable of improving the properties of a laser beam and reducing the cost for optical axis adjustment is provided. This integrated semiconductor laser device comprises a first semiconductor laser element including a first emission region and having either a projecting portion or a recess portion and a second semiconductor laser element including a second emission region and having either a recess portion or a projecting portion. Either the projecting portion or the recess portion of the first semiconductor laser element is fitted to either the recess portion or the projecting portion of the second semiconductor laser element.