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Semiconductor device, surface emitting semiconductor laser and edge emitting semiconductor laser

US6597017B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2000
Grant dateJul 22, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2020

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

Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device that has pseudo lattice matched layers with good crystallinity, formed with lattice mismatched materials. Tensile-strained n-type Al0.5Ga0.5N layers (lower side) and compressive-strained n-type Ga0.9In0.1N layers (upper side) are grown on a GaN crystal layer substrate in 16.5 periods to form an n-type DBR mirror; an undoped GaN spacer layer and an active region are grown on the n-type DBR mirror; and an undoped a GaN spacer layer is grown on the active region. Further, tensile-strained p-type Al0.5Ga0.5N layers (lower side) and compressive-strained p-type Ga0.9In0.1N layers (upper side) are grown on the spacer layer in 12 periods to form a p-type DBR mirror and eventually complete a surface emitting semiconductor laser.

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