摘要:
A semiconductor laser is disclosed, which realizes a continuous oscillation in a fundamental transverse mode at a low operating voltage by a transverse mode control. This semiconductor laser is fabricated by forming successively the following layers on a sapphire substrate 10 in the order an n-type GaN contact layer, an n-type GaAlN cladding layer 13, an MQW active layer 16, a p-type GaAlN cladding layer 19, wherein the laser comprises a double heterostructure including a ridge in the shape of a stripe formed in the cladding layer 19 and a light confining layer 20 formed in a region except the ridge portion of the cladding layer 19 on the double heterostructure, wherein a refractive index of the light confining layer 20 is larger than that of a p-type GaAlN cladding layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser is disclosed, which realizes a continuous oscillation in a fundamental transverse mode at a low operating voltage by a transverse mode control. This semiconductor laser is fabricated by forming successively the following layers on a sapphire substrate 10 in the order an n-type GaN contact layer, an n-type GaAlN cladding layer 13, an MQW active layer 16, a p-type GaAlN cladding layer 19, wherein the laser comprises a double heterostructure including a ridge in the shape of a stripe formed in the cladding layer 19 and a light confining layer 20 formed in a region except the ridge portion of the cladding layer 19 on the double heterostructure, wherein a refractive index of the light confining layer 20 is larger than that of a p-type GaAlN cladding layer.
摘要:
In a nitride compound semiconductor laser including an active layer sandwiched by semiconductor layers of different conduction types on a sapphire substrate, layers of polyimide for current blocking and light confinement are formed on side surfaces of a mesa-type current confining structure with and under the p-side electrode. The laser ensures efficient, uniform carrier injection into the active layer, suppresses higher-order modes other than the fundamental transverse mode, and thereby promises a high reliability ensuring continuous pulsation under a low threshold current and a low operation voltage with low noise characteristics.
摘要:
A light-emitting semiconductor device comprising an n-type cladding layer provided on a surface of a substrate and having concentric first and second parts, a first electrode mounted on the first part of the n-type cladding layer, a p-type cladding layer provided above the surface of the substrate and surrounding the first electrode and the second part of the n-type cladding layer, and a second electrode provided on the p-type cladding layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor light-emitting device section of a hexagonal type; and an electrically conductive semiconductor substrate of a cubic type combined into the semiconductor light-emitting device, and having an orientation of its cleavage facet conformed to an orientation of the cleavage facet of one of semiconductor layers forming the semiconductor light-emitting device section. The substrate of the cubic type is cleaved so that the semiconductor light-emitting device section of the hexagonal type is induced to be cleaved, and that a mirror surface can be easily formed.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser is formed of gallium nitride series compound semiconductor and has a double hetero structure including an MQW (multiple quantum well) active layer held between p-type and n-type AlGaN clad layers. The double hetero structure is held between p-type and n-type contact layers. An InGaN optical absorption layer having an optical absorption coefficient larger than the clad layer which has the same conductivity type as the contact layer and is formed adjacent to the contact layer is formed in at least one of the contact layers and an InAlGaN optical guided mode control layer (layer of small refractive index) having an refractive index smaller than the clad layer is formed on the exterior of the optical absorption layer.
摘要:
This invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device including a semiconductor substrate consisting of a compound semiconductor of elements in the third and fifth groups of the period table, a first compound semiconductor layer formed directly on at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate and consisting of a compound semiconductor containing at least In and P, and a second compound semiconductor formed directly on the first compound semiconductor layer and consisting of a compound semiconductor of elements in the second and sixth groups of the periodic table. With this arrangement, it is possible to sufficiently prevent the occurrence of defects in the interface between the semiconductor substrate and the second compound semiconductor layer consisting of the compound semiconductor of the elements in the second and sixth groups of the periodic table.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a high-efficiency and high reliability GaN-based semiconductor light emitting device having uniform light emission from the active layer, can be obtained by suppressing the defect density of the interface between the guide layer and cladding layer. When manufacturing the GaN-based semiconductor light emitting device, the growth temperature and pressure are increased, or the carrier gas flow rate and ammonia flow rate necessary for efficiently growing p-GaAlN are increased, in the vicinity of the interface between the upper p-GaN guide layer and p-AlGaN cladding layer in particular, and thus a method and structure, capable of suppressing these high defect densities generated, can be provided. By selecting appropriate conditions, namely whether the increment in the temperature and pressure, and the increment in the flow rates of the carrier gas and ammonia should be carried out during the growth of the cladding layer or after, or they should be carried out at the same time or independently, or by inserting an InAlGaN or InGaN buffering layer for preventing the generation of defects, between the waveguide layer and cladding layer, the defect densities can be very much decreased.
摘要:
A wedge-like etching groove is formed so that stresses can be collected along a cleavage surface of a nitride based compound semiconductor, and end portions are separated from a substrate. With these operations, a light-emitting layer can form an excellent mirror by a natural cleavage. Further, by separating a portion of the end surfaces from the substrate, it is possible to suppress a deformation from the substrate and therefore, a deterioration due to the deformation can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to provide a nitride based compound semiconductor light-emitting device which can form an excellent cleavage surface with a simple process.
摘要:
In a nitride compound semiconductor light emitting device, an In.sub.0.3 Ga.sub.0.7 N/GaN multi-quantum well active layer 105 or an In.sub.0.1 Ga.sub.0.9 N/GaN multi-quantum well adjacent layer 104 is made as a saturable absorptive region so that self-pulsation occurs there. Thus, the device ensures self-pulsation with a high probability with a simple structure, and satisfies requirements for use as an optical head for reading data from an optical disc.