摘要:
A semiconductor laser having a stripe-like lasing region, wherein the structure of the lasing region such as the mechanism of optical guiding of the lateral mode control structure is made different between the central portion in the lasing region and portions close to facets, in order to reduce optical feedback induced noise and astigmatism, and to facilitate the manufacture thereof.
摘要:
A stripe groove is formed on a semiconductor substrate and buried by lamination of multiple semiconductor layers, and a channel being lower than the substrate surface is formed outside the groove near at least one mirror edge, such that a laser diode with decreased astigmatism can be produced.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device having a stripe-shaped active region defined between a pair of end surfaces, at least one of the end surfaces having a curved cross-section in a plane parallel to the active region with a radius of curvature from 10 to 300 .mu.m, the stripe of the active region having such a width that a single transverse mode and a multi-longitudinal mode are allowed. The laser beam emitted from this laser can have little astigmatism and small spot size.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser which has a super lattice layer between a substrate and a light confinement layer, and in which a portion of the super lattice layer other than a portion corresponding to the radiation region of an active layer is disordered to block the electric current. The disordering is effected in a self-aligned manner to simplify the manufacturing process. Therefore, and element which oscillates and maintains a fundamental transverse mode is obtained with a good yield.
摘要:
In a well-known semiconductor laser, a multiple quantum well type active layer consisting of barrier layers and active layers or well layers, each of which has a thickness less than the de Broglie wavelength of electrons, is doped with an impurity, and the impurity density is made higher in the barrier layer than in the well layer. Further, in a case where the multiple quantum well active layer is held between p-type and n-type cladding layers, the well layer is undoped, the part of the barrier layer lying in contact with the well layer is undoped, and the other part of the barrier layer close to the p-type cladding layer is put into the n-conductivity type while that of the barrier layer close to the n-type cladding layer is put into the n-conductivity type. Desirably, the impurity density should range from about 1.times.10.sup.18 to about 1.times.10.sup.19 cm.sup.- 3.
摘要:
A phased array semiconductor laser has two or more luminous stripes. The number, width or center to center spacing of stripes is made different between the center region and neighborhood of facets of the laser so that the laser may oscillate stably in the fundamental supermode with an optical output of 100 mW or more.
摘要:
The present invention relates to phased-array semiconductor lasers having a radiation angle turnable by oscillating independently and stably between the fundamental supermode and the higher order supermode and switching the radiation angles by utilizing the property that their radiation angles are different.Optical switching and optical scanning, that have been difficult in the prior art, can be made more easily by use of a semiconductor laser having a turnable radiation angle.The objection of the present invention can be accomplished by disposing separate electrodes at the emission stripes and at the gap between the stripes in the phased-array semiconductor laser.Further, the present invention may be accomplished by dividing at least one stripe electrode in order to form electrode regions. When the current is applied to all the electrodes, oscillation occurs in the highest order mode and the beam is emitted in another direction. When the current is applied to only the electrode exclusive of the electrode regions, oscillation occurs in the fundamental mode and the beam is emitted in a direction vertical to a facet.Moreover, the present invention may be accomplished by disposing electrodes outside the stripe regions of the phased-array semiconductor laser so that oscillation occurs in the fundamental supermode when the electric field is applied to the electrodes and in the higher order mode when the electric field is not applied.
摘要:
Disclosed is a semiconductor laser wherein an interface layer is provided on an upper cladding layer formed on an active layer, the interface layer having a smaller Al mole ratio than that of the upper cladding layer, thereby preventing oxidation of the semiconductor surface which is exposed to the atmosphere, and thus improving the crystallizability of a semiconductor layer which is to be formed subsequently. By setting the refractive index of this semiconductor layer so as to be smaller than that of the upper cladding layer, light can be confined in the active layer at increased efficiency.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser device of the field modulation type includes a structure in which the threshold carrier density for laser oscillation is reduced so as to enable an effective action of a modulated electric field applied externally on an active region for radiating light, thereby enabling an extremely high speed modulation. A quantum structure which does not fulfill the charge neutrality condition for free-carriers or a strained super lattice structure is adopted as the structure in which the threshold carrier density is reduced.
摘要:
A semiconductor device comprises a first superlattice layer consisting of a first semiconductor layer that contains impurities and a second semiconductor layer that contains impurities at a low concentration, said first superlattice layer being formed on a semiconductor substrate; and a second superlattice layer that covers that exposed side walls of said first superlattice layer. A disordered region is formed in the vicinity of the first semiconductor layer of the second superlattice layer in order to realize quantum wires with the conventional manufacturing process. This makes it possible to easily fabricate a laser device, a light-emitting diode and a transistor having quantum wires to enhance their performance.