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Group III nitride compound semiconductor laser and manufacturing method thereof

US6795471B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2002
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S2304/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nitride compound semiconductor laser, of which driving voltage is low and transverse mode of light is stable, having a plurality of crystal layers made of a group III nitride compound semiconductor expressed by the formula (AlGa1-x)1-yInyN (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1). The layers include an active layer-side guide layer which is adjacent to an active layer in the crystal layers of the group III nitride compound semiconductor and made of Alx′Ga1-x′-y′Iny′N (0≦x′≦1, 0≦y′≦1), a current constricting AlN layer deposited on said guide layer and having a stripe-shape aperture, an electrode-side guide layer made of Alx″Ga1-x″-y″Iny″N (0≦x″≦1, 0≦y″≦1) and deposited filling the aperture of the current constricting layer, and a clad layer made of AluGa1-u-vInvN (0≦u≦1, 0≦v≦1) and deposited on the electrode-side guide layer.

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