Abstract:
A mesa (34) includes a resonator and a second conductivity type contact layer (24). Grooves (32) are provided on both sides of the mesa (34). The first conductivity type contact layer (12) and a side face of the mesa (34) including an end face of the resonator construct an L shape (50). The first conductivity type contact layer (12) constructs bottom surfaces of the L shape (50) and the grooves (32). A side face of the groove (32) includes a slope (38) near the bottom surface (46) and a side face (42) above. A side face of the L shape (50) includes a slope (40) near the bottom surface (48) and a side face (44) above. A first electrode (28) is connected to the first conductivity type contact layer (12) at the bottom surface (46) of the groove (32). A second electrode (30) is connected to the second conductivity type contact layer (24) above the mesa (34).
Abstract:
A light emitting element of the present disclosure includes a compound semiconductor substrate 11, a stacked structure 20 including a GaN-based compound semiconductor, a first light reflection layer 41, and a second light reflection layer 42. The stacked structure 20 includes, in a stacked state a first compound semiconductor layer 21, an active layer 23, and a second compound semiconductor layer 22. The first light reflection layer 41 is disposed on the compound semiconductor substrate 11 and has a concave mirror section 43. The second light reflection layer 42 is disposed on a second surface side of the second compound semiconductor layer 22 and has a flat shape. The compound semiconductor substrate 11 includes a low impurity concentration compound semiconductor substrate or a semi-insulating compound semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
An optical semiconductor device includes an InP substrate; an active layer disposed above the InP substrate; a n-type semiconductor layer disposed below the active layer; and a p-type clad layer disposed above the active layer, wherein the p-type clad layer includes one or more p-type In1-xAlxP layers, the Al composition x of each of the one or more p-type In1-xAlxP layers is equal to or greater than a value corresponding to the doping concentration of a p-type dopant, and the absolute value of the average strain amount of the whole of the p-type clad layer is equal to or less than the absolute value of a critical strain amount obtained by Matthews' relational expression, using the entire layer thickness of the whole of the p-type clad layer as a critical layer thickness.
Abstract:
Photonic integrated circuits on silicon are disclosed. By bonding a wafer of HI-V material as an active region to silicon and removing the substrate, the lasers, amplifiers, modulators, and other devices can be processed using standard photolithographic techniques on the silicon substrate. The coupling between the silicon waveguide and the III-V gain region allows for integration of low threshold lasers, tunable lasers, and other photonic integrated circuits with Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits.
Abstract:
A VCSEL array includes a base substrate, a plurality of VCSEL devices and an inter-device line. Each of the plurality of VCSEL devices is disposed on a front side of the base substrate. The inter-device line connects two of the plurality of VCSEL devices that are adjacent to each other, the two VCSEL devices being connected in series such that forward directions of the two VCSEL devices are the same. An insulating groove that electrically insulates the two VCSEL devices is formed on the base substrate.
Abstract:
An optoelectronic semiconductor device is disclosed wherein the device is a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser or a photodiode containing a section, the top part of which is electrically isolated from the rest of the device. The electric isolation can be realized by etching a set of holes and selective oxidation of AlGaAs layer or layers such that the oxide forms a continuous layer or layers everywhere beneath the top surface of this section. Alternatively, a device can be grown epitaxially on a semi-insulating substrate, and a round trench around a section of the device can be etched down to the semi-insulating substrate thus isolating this section electrically from the rest of the device. Then if top contact pads are deposited on top of the electrically isolated section, the pads have a low capacitance, and a pad capacitance below two hundred femto-Farads, and the total capacitance of the device below three hundred femto-Farads can be reached.
Abstract:
Monolithic, wavelength-tunable QCL devices are provided which comprise a substrate, an array of QCLs formed on the substrate and an optical beam combiner formed on the substrate electrically isolated from the array of QCLs. In embodiments, the QCL devices are configured to provide laser emission in the range of from about 3 μm to about 12 μm, a wavelength tuning range of at least about 500 cm−1, and a wavelength tuning step size of about 1.0 nm or less.
Abstract:
Provided is a substrate, including a substrate material, two conductive structures, and at least one diode. The two conductive structures extend from a first surface of the substrate material to a second surface of the substrate material via two through holes penetrating through the substrate material. The at least one diode is embedded in the substrate material at a sidewall of one of the through holes.
Abstract:
Provided are a base substrate made of a semi-insulating semiconductor; an emission region multilayer unit formed on a surface of the base substrate and including each of an N-type semiconductor contact layer, an N-type DBR layer, an active layer, a P-type semiconductor DBR layer, and a P-type semiconductor contact layer; an anode electrode connected to the P-type semiconductor contact layer; and a cathode electrode formed on a surface side of the base substrate and connected to the N-type semiconductor contact layer. The N-type DBR layer is formed of 15 or more pairs of layers with different compositions laminated on each other. Through this configuration, a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser that can suppress an occurrence of a defect caused by crystal missing arising from the base substrate can be provided at reduced cost.
Abstract:
Photonic integrated circuits on silicon are disclosed. By bonding a wafer of HI-V material as an active region to silicon and removing the substrate, the lasers, amplifiers, modulators, and other devices can be processed using standard photolithographic techniques on the silicon substrate. The coupling between the silicon waveguide and the III-V gain region allows for integration of low threshold lasers, tunable lasers, and other photonic integrated circuits with Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits.