摘要:
A semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a layered structure including at least a first cladding layer of the first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type. The layered structure is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor laser device also includes: a current blocking structure, having a striped concave portion therein, formed on the layered structure; and a third cladding layer of the second conductivity type provided so as to cover the striped concave portion and the current blocking structure. The current blocking structure includes at least a saturable absorbing layer having a forbidden band width which is substantially equal to a forbidden band width of the active layer.
摘要:
The semiconductor laser device of the invention includes: an n-type semiconductor and a semiconductor multi-layer structure formed on the n-type semiconductor. The semiconductor multi-layer structure includes: an active layer; an n-type first cladding layer and a p-type second cladding layer which are disposed so as to sandwich the active layer therebetween; an n-type current/light confinement layer having a stripe-shaped groove portion for injecting a current into a selected region of the active layer; and a p-type third cladding layer formed so as to bury the stripe-shaped groove portion of the n-type current/light confinement layer. In the semiconductor laser device, the current/light confinement layer contains Si as a dopant and the n-type first cladding layer contains substantially no Si as a dopant.
摘要:
An optical information reproduction apparatus includes a semiconductor laser device as a light source which provides oscillation as periodic pulse waves upon application of a DC current. The semiconductor laser device is disposed so that an optical distance L from a light-emitting point of the semiconductor laser device to a recording surface of an optical recording medium satisfies the following relationship: TP TP+(2L/C), where T is a period of pulse waves which are output from the semiconductor laser device in absence of a returning light from the optical recording medium; TP is a pulse width of the respective pulse waves which is defined as a width of a portion of the respective pulse waves, the portion having intensities which correspond to 10% or more of the peak intensity of the respective pulse waves; and C is a speed of light through air.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device and a method for the production of the semiconductor laser device are provided, which semiconductor laser device includes a striped channel formed in a semiconductor substrate through a current blocking layer on the substrate and at least two dummy grooves formed in the current blocking layer on each side of the striped channel. Also provided are a semiconductor wafer prepared for the purpose of producing optical devices with an optical waveguide, and a method for the production of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor substrate, the surface of which has an orientation inclined from the [100] direction to one of the [011] and [011] directions of an angle .theta. satisfying the relationship 0.1.degree.
摘要:
A fixing device includes a heat assembly including an endless belt, a heat source, an attachment member having an attachment surface and first and second side surfaces, and a slide sheet having first and second end portions that are respectively fixed to a first fixing portion at the first side surface and a second fixing portion at the second side surface, the slide sheet having a larger length from the first end portion to the second end portion than a length of a path of the attachment member extending from the first fixing portion to the second fixing portion through the first side surface, the attachment surface, and the second side surface; and a pressure roller that presses the outer surface of the endless belt to the attachment surface.
摘要:
There is provided a waterproof connector in which swing of electric wires inside a rear holder can be prevented, and insertion of the rear holder into a connector body can be easily performed with a small force. The waterproof connector includes a connector body 2 having a terminal containing room 21 in which a terminal metal fitting 9 of an electric wire 7 is contained, a waterproof plug 3 which is fitted to the electric wire 7 at a wire withdrawing side 23 of the connector body 2 and assembled to the wire withdrawing side 23 of the connector body 2, and a rear holder 5 which is mounted on the wire withdrawing side 23 of the connector body 2 thereby to prevent drop of the waterproof plug 3 from the connector body 2. The rear holder includes a pair of half bodies which are separated as a first holder body 51 and a second holder body 52, wire containing recesses 53, 54 which contain respective semi-circular portions of the electric wire are respectively formed in the first holder body 51 and the second holder body 52, and the first holder body 51 and the second holder body 52 are individually mounted on the wire withdrawing side 23 of the connector body 2 to be combined together.
摘要:
A connector includes: a terminal fitting which includes a wire connecting portion and an electric contact portion disposed coaxially with the wire connecting portion; a connector housing for fitting to a mating connector; a rear holder which is fitted at an end portion of the connector housing; a terminal accommodating chamber which is provided in the connector housing. The terminal accommodating chamber includes a first accommodating portion for accommodating the wire connecting portion, a second accommodating portion which is continuous with the first accommodating portion to accommodate the electric contact portion, and a stepped surface formed between the first and second accommodating portions. The connector also includes a flange portion which projects from an outer peripheral surface of the wire connecting portion so as to contact the stepped surface, and a sleeve member provided between the flange portion and the rear holder.
摘要:
Provided is an electrical wire fixing member that can be assembled in a simple manner with the reduced number of parts, and is capable of obtaining a sufficient lap amount, which can further reduce the number of parts. In an electrical wire fixing band 1 that secures an electrical wire 20, the first flange 3 is provided at a tip of the one end 2a of the body 2 in a shape of a ring, with both ends overlapping with each other along the circumference of the body. A second flange 4 is provided at the other end 2b. A protruding piece 5 is provided in a direction where the other end 2b becomes more distant from the one end 2a. A locking piece 6 is provided closer to the one end than the tip of the other end 2b is.
摘要:
In order to increase photoelectric conversion efficiency in a photoelectric conversion device, there is disclosed a photoelectric converter containing a photoelectric conversion unit in which a p-type layer (40) containing a p-type dopant, an i-type layer (42) that is a microcrystalline silicon layer that is an electricity-generating layer, and an n-type layer (44) containing an n-type dopant are layered, wherein the p-type layer (40) is caused to have a layered structure comprising a first p-type layer (40a) that is a microcrystalline silicon layer, and a second p-type layer (40b) containing at least one of an amorphous silicon carbide p-type layer and an amorphous silicon p-type layer disclosed between the microcrystalline silicon p-type layer (40a) and the i-type layer (42). The second p-type layer (40b) is provided with an oxide layer on the side of the i-type layer (42).
摘要:
A photoelectric conversion device is provided wherein variance of photoelectric conversion efficiency within a panel plane is reduced. A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device having a microcrystalline silicon photoelectric conversion unit (104) which has a layered structure including a p-type layer (40), an i-type layer (42) including a microcrystalline silicon layer which serves as a power generating layer, and an n-type layer (44) is provided, the method comprising a step of forming the i-type layer (42), wherein a first i-type layer (42a) is formed and a second i-type layer (42b) is formed over the first i-type layer (42a) under a condition that a crystallization percentage is higher than that of the first i-type layer (42a) and an in-plane distribution of the crystallization percentage is lower than that of the first i-type layer.