US4337443A
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Semiconductor laser device with facet passivation film
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1980-02-25
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Granted: 1982-06-29
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Expires: 2000-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor laser element is disclosed which includes a film of an amorphous material deposited on at least an optical output facet of the laser element and contains silicon and hydrogen as the indispensable components. The thickness of the amorphous film is preferably selected in the vicinity of ( lambda /4)xm where lambda represents wavelength of laser light in the amorphous film and m represents an odd integer. A film of a transparent insulation material can be deposited over the amorphous film thereby to constitute a composite film. With the disclosed structure of the semiconductor laser element, increasement in a threshold current of the laser element can be suppressed to a minimum, while a maximum optical output power can be increased.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun-Ichi Umeda
- 👤 Toshikazu Shimada
- 👤 Michiharu Nakamura
- 👤 Yoshifumi Katayama
- 👤 Takashi Kajimura
- 👤 Shigeo Yamashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 02:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/028; H01S5/0282; H01S5/0283
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
36 words
In a semiconductor laser element, the improvement comprising a film of an amorphous material deposited on at least an optical output facet of said laser element, said amorphous material containing silicon and hydrogen as indispensable components.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
36 words
In a semiconductor laser element, the improvement comprising a film of an amorphous material deposited on at least an optical output facet of said laser element, said amorphous material containing silicon and hydrogen as indispensable components.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 1, wherein a part of silicon contained in said amorphous material is substituted by at least one selected from the group consisting of germanium and carbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous material has a composition of Si l-x H x where 0.002≦x≦0.4.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 2, wherein said amorphous material has a composition of (Si l-s-t Ge s C t ) l-x H x where 0.002≦x≦0.4, 0≦s<0.5 and 0≦t<0.3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said film of said amorphous material has a thickness in the vicinity of (λ)/(4)·m where λ represents wavelength of laser light in said amorphous material and m represents an odd integer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, further including a film of a transparent insulation material deposited on said film of the amorphous material which in turn is deposited on at least an optical output facet of said laser element and contains silicon and hydrogen as indispensable components.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 6, wherein said film of the transparent insulation material has a thickness in the vicinity of λ 2 /2 m' where λ 2 represents wavelength of laser light in said film of transparent insulation material and m' represents an interger.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 5, wherein a film of a transparent insulation material is deposited on said film of the amorphous material which in turn is deposited on at least the optical output facet of said laser element and contains silicon and hydrogen as indispensable components.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A semiconductor laser element according to claim 6, wherein said film of said amorphous material has a thickness in the vicinity of λ/4·m 1 and said film of said transparent insulation material has a thickness in the vicinity of λ 2 /2·m 2 , where λ represents wavelength of laser light in said amorphous material, m 1 represents an odd integer, λ 2 represents wavelength of laser light in said film of the transparent insulation material and m 2 represents an integer.
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