摘要:
An optical information reproduction apparatus includes a semiconductor laser device as a light source which provides oscillation as periodic pulse waves upon application of a DC current. The semiconductor laser device is disposed so that an optical distance L from a light-emitting point of the semiconductor laser device to a recording surface of an optical recording medium satisfies the following relationship: TP TP+(2L/C), where T is a period of pulse waves which are output from the semiconductor laser device in absence of a returning light from the optical recording medium; TP is a pulse width of the respective pulse waves which is defined as a width of a portion of the respective pulse waves, the portion having intensities which correspond to 10% or more of the peak intensity of the respective pulse waves; and C is a speed of light through air.
摘要:
The semiconductor laser device of the invention includes: an n-type semiconductor and a semiconductor multi-layer structure formed on the n-type semiconductor. The semiconductor multi-layer structure includes: an active layer; an n-type first cladding layer and a p-type second cladding layer which are disposed so as to sandwich the active layer therebetween; an n-type current/light confinement layer having a stripe-shaped groove portion for injecting a current into a selected region of the active layer; and a p-type third cladding layer formed so as to bury the stripe-shaped groove portion of the n-type current/light confinement layer. In the semiconductor laser device, the current/light confinement layer contains Si as a dopant and the n-type first cladding layer contains substantially no Si as a dopant.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device and a method for the production of the semiconductor laser device are provided, which semiconductor laser device includes a striped channel formed in a semiconductor substrate through a current blocking layer on the substrate and at least two dummy grooves formed in the current blocking layer on each side of the striped channel. Also provided are a semiconductor wafer prepared for the purpose of producing optical devices with an optical waveguide, and a method for the production of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor substrate, the surface of which has an orientation inclined from the [100] direction to one of the [011] and [011] directions of an angle .theta. satisfying the relationship 0.1.degree.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a layered structure including at least a first cladding layer of the first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type. The layered structure is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor laser device also includes: a current blocking structure, having a striped concave portion therein, formed on the layered structure; and a third cladding layer of the second conductivity type provided so as to cover the striped concave portion and the current blocking structure. The current blocking structure includes at least a saturable absorbing layer having a forbidden band width which is substantially equal to a forbidden band width of the active layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser array includes a plurality of stripe-shaped stimulated regions of the index guide type. A plurality of buried layers are disposed between each of the plurality of stripe-shaped stimulated regions. A light absorption layer is formed in each of the plurality of stripe-shaped stimulated regions so that the stimulated region has the optical loss greater than an buried layer, whereby optical coupling is performed with no phase difference.
摘要:
A semiconductor device using the quantum effect of one dimension that arises in the direction vertical to the plane of a substrate on which the device structure is disposed, wherein the plane of the substrate is substantially the (111) plane.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device comprising a double-heterostructure that is composed of an active layer and a pair of cladding layers sandwiching the active layer therebetween, a striped structure in which current injected into the laser device is confined, the striped structure being constituted by a part of the double-heterostructure, and optical guiding layers positioned between one cladding layer and the active layer and between the active layer and the other cladding layer, wherein the resistance of one optical guiding layer positioned at the striped structure side is higher than that of the other optical guiding layer positioned opposite to the striped structure side.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device containing a laser oscillation-operating area comprising a superlatticed quantum well region which is composed of layers of GaAs alternating with layers of Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As (0
摘要:
The laser device has an Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As (x.gtoreq.0.3) quantum well active region having a thickness of 200 angstroms or less. Al.sub.y Ga.sub.1-y As (y>x) carrier supplying layers sandwich the quantum well active region therebetween. An Al.sub.z Ga.sub.1-z As (z>y) cladding layer is disposed on each of the carrier supplying layers. Finally an Al.sub.w Ga.sub.1-w As (w>z) barrier layer is disposed between each of the carrier supplying layers and each of the cladding layers.
摘要翻译:激光器件具有厚度为200埃或更小的Al x Ga 1-x As(x> / = 0.3)量子阱有源区。 Al y Ga 1-y As(y> x)载流子供应层夹在其间的量子阱活性区域。 在每个载体供给层上设置AlzGa1-zAs(z> y)包覆层。 最后,在每个载流子供给层和每个包覆层之间设置AlwGa1-wAs(w> z)阻挡层。
摘要:
A method for growing a compound semiconductor layer of Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As (0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1) on a compound semiconductor substrate uses a molecular beam epitaxial apparatus, the method including the steps of providing the substrate having a GaAs layer on an upper surface thereof, thermally etching the GaAs layer by heating the substrate at a temperature and irradiating the GaAs layer with a gallium molecular beam and an arsenic molecular beam to expose the upper surface of the substrate, and growing the Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As (0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1) layer on the upper surface of the substrate.
摘要翻译:在化合物半导体衬底上生长Al x Ga 1-x As(0≤x≤1)的化合物半导体层的方法使用分子束外延装置,该方法包括以下步骤:将具有GaAs层的衬底 通过在温度下加热衬底并用镓分子束和砷分子束照射GaAs层来暴露衬底的上表面,并且生长Al x Ga 1-x As(0 < = x <1)层。