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Surface emitting semiconductor laser and method of manufacturing the same

US6631152B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2001
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/3202
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface emitting semiconductor laser of the present invention comprises a resonator formed on a semiconductor substrate having Miller indices (100). The resonator includes a pillar portion, and a current constriction layer is formed in this pillar portion. In the plane including the current constriction layer, the periphery of the pillar portion includes arc-shaped portions approximating parts of an inner edge of the current constriction layer. The arc-shaped portions are formed in the <010> direction, <001> direction, <0-10> direction, and <00-1> direction from the center of the inner edge of the current constriction layer, and are formed substantially in concentric circles with the part of the inner edge shape.

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