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Semiconductor laser device and method of fabricating the same

US4827483A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1986
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/3432
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor laser device including at least one of a laser active layer formed of a super lattice and an optical guide layer formed of another super lattice is disclosed in which part of at least one of the super lattices is converted into a mixed crystal by the impurity induced disordering based upon one of impurity diffusion and impurity ion implantation, to divide the super lattice into a first region formed of the mixed crystal and a second region having the super lattice structure, the width of the second region in directions perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of a laser cavity varies along the above lengthwise direction, and the width of a laser excitation region is smaller than the mean value of the width of the second region, to generate laser oscillation having a single transverse mode and a multi longitudinal mode. Thus, the semiconductor laser device emits a laser beam which is small in astigmatism and low in optical feedback noise.

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