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Semiconductor laser device

US5272712A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1992
Grant dateDec 21, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/3403
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor laser device includes a first conductivity type cladding layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type cladding layer disposed on a first conductivity type substrate. A multiquantum barrier structure is disposed between the active layer and one of the cladding layers. The active layer includes a layer with a lattice constant different from the lattice constant of the first conductivity type substrate by at least 0.1 percent so that a strain is applied to the active layer. The threshold current is significantly reduced, resulting in a high power semiconductor laser capable of operating at a high temperature.

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