US4737962A
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Compound resonator type semiconductor laser device
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1985-05-15
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2005-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A compound resonator type semiconductor laser device comprising a multiple-layered crystal structure having a first laser operation area which contains a resonator for laser oscillation and a second laser operation area which contains a resonator a facet of which is shared with that of the resonator in the first laser operation area; and an electric current feeder for injecting a current into said multiple-layered crystal structure, and wherein said facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area, which is shared with the facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area, is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein, the other facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a low reflectivity therein, and the other facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Saburo Yamamoto
- 👤 Hiroshi Hayashi
- 👤 Nobuyuki Miyauchi
- 👤 Shigeki Maei
- 👤 Taiji Morimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 01:32
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/20; H01S5/24; H01S5/02; H01S5/028; H01S5/10; H01S5/1021; H01S5/1028; H01S5/1032; H01S5/06; H01S5/062; H01S5/06209; H01S5/0622; H01S5/40; H01S5/4025; H01S5/4031; H01S5/4056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
In a compound resonator type semiconductor laser device comprising: a multiple-layered crystal structure having a first laser operation area which contains a resonator for laser oscillation and a second laser operation area which contains a resonator, a facet of which is shared with that of the resonator in the first laser operation area; and an electric current feeder for injecting a current into said multiple-layered crystal structure; the improvement wherein: said facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area, which is shared with the facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area, is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein, the other facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a low reflectivity therein and the other facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
In a compound resonator type semiconductor laser device comprising: a multiple-layered crystal structure having a first laser operation area which contains a resonator for laser oscillation and a second laser operation area which contains a resonator, a facet of which is shared with that of the resonator in the first laser operation area; and an electric current feeder for injecting a current into said multiple-layered crystal structure; the improvement wherein: said facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area, which is shared with the facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area, is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein, the other facet of the resonator in the first laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a low reflectivity therein and the other facet of the resonator in the second laser operation area is covered with a protective film to attain a high reflectivity therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A compound resonator type semiconductor laser device according to claim 1, wherein said protective film attaining a high reflectivity is a lamination composed of alternate layers of a dielectric film and an amorphous silicon film having a thickness of λ/4 each and said protective films attaining a low reflectivity is a single layer of a dielectric film having a thickness in the range from λ/4 to λ/2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A compound resonator type semiconductor laser device according to claim 2, wherein said dielectric film is made of SiO 2 or Al 2 O 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A compound resonator type semiconductor laser device according to claim 1, wherein the second laser operation area functions as a modulation area for the modulating frequency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A compound resonator type semiconductor laser device according to claim 4, wherein a separation groove is disposed in at least one of the upper and the bottom electrodes formed on said multiple-layered crystal structure to electrically separate said laser operation area from said modulation area.
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