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Surface emission type semiconductor laser

US5436922A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 1994
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2304/04
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface emission type semiconductor laser includes a plurality of semiconductor layers defining at least one resonator in a direction perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate of the laser, the layers including at least a cladding layer in the semiconductor layers being formed into at least one column-like portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate, and a buried layer surrounding the column-like portion. The column-like portion is of rectangular cross-section in a plane parallel to the semiconductor substrate and having longer and shorter sides, whereby the polarization plane of said omitted laser beam is parallel to the direction of said shorter sides.

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