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Semiconductor laser device
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-27
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2009-12-27
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor laser device is disclosed which comprises a semiconductor substrate and a multi-layered crystal structure disposed on the substrate, the multi-layered crystal structure containing a first cladding layer, a quantum-well active layer for laser oscillation, and a second cladding layer with a striped ridge portion for current injection, wherein the difference in the effective refractive index between the region underneath the striped ridge portion and the adjacent regions thereto is greater in the vicinity of at least one of the facets than inside of the facets.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahiro Suyama
- 👤 Masafumi Kondo
- 👤 Kazuaki Sasaki
- 👤 Masahiro Hosoda
- 👤 Kosei Takahashi
- 👤 Toshiro Hayakawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 18:31
CPC Classifications
B; B82; B82Y; B82Y20/00; H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/20; H01S5/22; H01S5/30; H01S5/34; H01S5/343; H01S5/34313; H01S5/3432
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
In a semiconductor laser device comprising a semiconductor substrate and a multi-layered crystal structure disposed on said substrate, said multi-layered crystal structure containing a first cladding layer, a quantum-well active layer for laser oscillation, and a second cladding layer with a striped ridge portion for current injection, said multi-layered crystal structure forming at least one facet, wherein the difference in the effective refractive index between the region underneath said striped ridge portion and the adjacent regions thereto is greater in a first region which is adjacent said facet than in a second region which is at a greater distance from said facet than said first region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a semiconductor laser device comprising a semiconductor substrate and a multi-layered crystal structure disposed on said substrate, said multi-layered crystal structure containing a first cladding layer, a quantum-well active layer for laser oscillation, and a second cladding layer with a striped ridge portion for current injection, said multi-layered crystal structure forming at least one facet, wherein the difference in the effective refractive index between the region underneath said striped ridge portion and the adjacent regions thereto is greater in a first region which is adjacent said facet than in a second region which is at a greater distance from said facet than said first region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor laser device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said second cladding layer except for said striped ridge portion is smaller in said first region than in said second region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor laser device according to claim 2, wherein the width of said striped ridge portion is greater in said first region than in said second region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A semiconductor laser device according to claim 2, further comprising a cap layer formed on said striped ridge portion, wherein the thickness of said cap layer is smaller in said first region than in said second region, and wherein the distance between the active layer and the cap layer is constant over the entire area in the cavity direction.
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