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Method of making and separating semiconductor lasers
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-31
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Granted: 1989-11-28
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Expires: 2009-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing a semiconductor laser which comprises sequentially depositing a lower cladding layer, an active layer, and an upper cladding layer on a substrate, forming a V shaped groove in the deposited layers at least reaching the lower cladding layer, the groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction between the surfaces that are to become resonator end surfaces, growing a semiconductor layer having a larger energy band gap than that of the active layer in the groove while retaining the V shaped groove, and cleaving the substrate and layers along the V shaped groove.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisao Kumabe
- 👤 Wataru Susaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/16; H01S5/164; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/095; Y10S148/168
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for making a semiconductor laser comprising: sequentially depositing on a semiconductor substrate a first semiconductor cladding layer of a first conductivity type, an active semiconductor layer having a first energy band gap, a second semiconductor cladding layer of a second conductivity type opposite said first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer of said second conductivity type as a contacting layer; forming at least one V shaped groove in said layers extending from said second cladding layer into at least part of said first cladding layer to expose said active layer; growing a fifth semiconductor layer of said second conductivity type in said groove to cover at least said active layer and said second cladding layer while retaining said groove shape; and cleaving said substrate and layers along said groove to expose a resonator end surface and form a semicondctor laser having a non-absorbing mirror structure at at least one of its resonator end surfaces.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for making a semiconductor laser comprising: sequentially depositing on a semiconductor substrate a first semiconductor cladding layer of a first conductivity type, an active semiconductor layer having a first energy band gap, a second semiconductor cladding layer of a second conductivity type opposite said first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor layer of said second conductivity type as a contacting layer; forming at least one V shaped groove in said layers extending from said second cladding layer into at least part of said first cladding layer to expose said active layer; growing a fifth semiconductor layer of said second conductivity type in said groove to cover at least said active layer and said second cladding layer while retaining said groove shape; and cleaving said substrate and layers along said groove to expose a resonator end surface and form a semicondctor laser having a non-absorbing mirror structure at at least one of its resonator end surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1 including forming at least two generally parallel grooves in said layers extending from said second cladding layer into at least part of said first cladding layer to expose said active layer, and cleaving along both of said grooves to expose two opposed resonator end surfaces, each including a non-absorbing mirror structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 including depositing a first electrode on said fifth layer and depositing a second electrode on said substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 including epitaxially growing said fifth layer by a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 including growing said fifth layer on said contact layer as well as in said groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 1 including depositing Al y Ga 1-y As as said first cladding layer, depositing Al x Ga 1-x As as said active layer, depositing Al y Ga 1-y As as said second cladding layer, depositing GaAs as said contacting layer, and depositing Al z Ga 1-z As as said fifth semiconductor layer, wherein y and z are both breater than x.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said first conductivity type is p type.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said substrate is GaAs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said contacting layer is GaAs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 including forming said groove by masking a portion of said contacting layer and chemically etching the unmasked portion.
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