Abstract:
Semiconductor laser device with mirror protection includes transversally a structure with a double waveguide, consisting of an active waveguide and a separated or adjacent trapping waveguide, and longitudinally a main segment and end segments, the thickness of the upper cladding of the end segments being gradually decreased toward the mirrors. In the main segment, the field distribution is asymmetric, preponderantly located in the lower cladding. In the end segments, the field distribution gradually further shifts toward the lower cladding. Along the end segments, the fundamental mode confinement factor Γ is gradually and substantially reduced. The reduction of the confinement factor Γ protects against degradation the projection of the active region on the exit mirrors, the laser element most sensitive to degradation.
Abstract:
A laser structure comprising a first photonic crystal surface emitting laser (PCSEL), a second PCSEL, and a coupling region that extends between the first PCSEL and the second PCSEL along a longitudinal axis and that is electrically controllable so as to be capable of coherently coupling the first PCSEL to the second PCSEL. Each PCSEL include an active layer, a photonic crystal, and a two-dimensional periodic array distributed in an array plane parallel to the longitudinal axis within the photonic crystal where the two-dimensional periodic array is formed of regions having a refractive index that is different to the surrounding photonic crystal.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic device grown on a miscut of GaN, wherein the miscut comprises a semi-polar GaN crystal plane (of the GaN) miscut x degrees from an m-plane of the GaN and in a c-direction of the GaN, where −15
Abstract:
A nitride semiconductor light emitting device having a structure capable of reducing a lateral spread of carriers flowing from a semiconductor ridge is provided. In the semiconductor laser on the {20-21} plane, two-dimensional hole gas is created at the heterojunction in a hole band. When the heterojunction that generates two-dimensional hole gas is located outside the semiconductor ridge, the two-dimensional hole gas causes carriers in the lateral direction to spread in the p-side semiconductor region. On the other hand, two-dimensional hole gas cannot be generated at the heterojunction in the hole band in the semiconductor laser on the c-plane. When the heterojunction HJ is contained in the semiconductor ridge, two-dimensional hole gas does not cause carriers flowing out of the semiconductor ridge to spread in the lateral direction.
Abstract:
To realize a nitride semiconductor laser element having improved internal quantum efficiency. The nitride semiconductor laser element includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer; wherein the n-type semiconductor layer includes an n-side optical guide layer; wherein the active layer includes two or more well layers, and at least one barrier layer provided between the well layers; wherein the barrier layer includes a barrier layer having band gap energy higher than that of the n-side optical guide layer; wherein the p-type semiconductor layer includes: an electron barrier layer having band gap energy higher than that of all barrier layers included in the active layer, and a p-side optical guide layer provided between a final well layer, that is a well layer nearest to the p-type semiconductor layer of the two or more well layer, and the electron barrier layer; and wherein the p-side optical guide layer includes: a first region that is disposed on a side of the final well layer and has band gap energy lower than that of the n-side optical guide layer, and a second region that is disposed on a side of the electron barrier layer and has band gap energy higher than that of the n-side optical guide layer.