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Method of producing a semiconductor laser
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1991-07-29
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2011-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor laser device having an active layer sandwiched by semiconductor layers having larger energy band gaps than that of the active layer, includes a semiconductor absorption layer having an energy band gap no larger than that of the active layer and having a thickness periodically changing in the cavity length direction of the resonator, close to the active layer so that light which is generated at the active layer reaches the absorption layer, and a semiconductor refractive index matching layer, having a larger energy band gap than that of the active layer and a higher refractive index than those of the semiconductor layers sandwiching the active layer, to make the equivalent refractive indices in layer thickness direction substantially equal along the resonator direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Takemoto
- 👤 Hitoshi Watanabe
- 👤 Masatoshi Fujiwara
- 👤 Syoichi Kakimoto
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/12; H01S5/1228; H01S5/11; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/095
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device comprising: successively growing on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate a first conductivity type cladding layer having a refractive index, an active layer having an energy band gap, a second conductivity type barrier layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer, and a second conductivity type absorption layer having an energy band gap no larger than that of said active layer; producing an etching mask having a periodic stripe pattern along a cavity length direction on said absorption layer; etching and removing said absorption layer using said etching mask to produce grooves in said absorption layer; selectively growing a refractive index matching layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer and a higher refractive index than that of said cladding layer, burying said grooves using said etching mask as a selective growth mask; and removing said mask and growing a second conductivity type cladding layer on said absorption layer and refractive index matching layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device comprising: successively growing on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate a first conductivity type cladding layer having a refractive index, an active layer having an energy band gap, a second conductivity type barrier layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer, and a second conductivity type absorption layer having an energy band gap no larger than that of said active layer; producing an etching mask having a periodic stripe pattern along a cavity length direction on said absorption layer; etching and removing said absorption layer using said etching mask to produce grooves in said absorption layer; selectively growing a refractive index matching layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer and a higher refractive index than that of said cladding layer, burying said grooves using said etching mask as a selective growth mask; and removing said mask and growing a second conductivity type cladding layer on said absorption layer and refractive index matching layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device as defined in claim 3 comprising: successively growing p type InP as said first conductivity type cladding layer, In x Ga 1-x As y P 1-y as said active layer, n type InP as said barrier layer, and In x Ga 1-x As y P 1-y as said absorption layer on p type InP as said substrate; selectively growing In m Ga 1-m As n P 1-n , where x<m and y>n, as said refractive index matching layer; and growing n type InP as said second conductivity type cladding layer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device comprising: successively growing on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate a first conductivity type cladding layer having a refractive index, an active layer having an energy band gap, a second conductivity type barrier layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer, and a second conductivity type absorption layer having an energy band gap no larger than that of said active layer; producing an etching mask having a periodic stripe pattern along a cavity length direction on said absorption layer; etching and removing said absorption layer using said etching mask to produce grooves in said absorption layer penetrating said absorption layer and partially extending into said barrier layer to produce grooves in said absorption layer and said barrier layer; and removing said mask and growing a refractive index matching layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer and a higher refractive index than that of said cladding layer, burying said grooves; and growing a second conductivity type cladding layer on said refractive index matching layer.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device comprising: successively growing on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate a first conductivity type cladding layer having a refractive index, an active layer having an energy band gap, a second conductivity type barrier layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer, and a second conductivity type absorption layer having an energy band gap no larger than that of said active layer; producing an etching mask having a periodic stripe pattern along a cavity length direction on said absorption layer; etching and removing said absorption layer using said etching mask to produce grooves in said absorption layer penetrating said absorption layer and partially extending into said barrier layer to produce grooves in said absorption layer and said barrier layer; and removing said mask and growing a refractive index matching layer having a larger energy band gap than that of said active layer and a higher refractive index than that of said cladding layer, burying said grooves; and growing a second conductivity type cladding layer on said refractive index matching layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A method of producing a semiconductor laser device as defined in claim 3 comprising: successively growing op type InP as said first conductivity type cladding layer, In x Ga 1-x As y P 1-y as said active layer, n type InP as said barrier layer, In x Ga 1-x As y P 1-y as said absorption layer on p type InP as said substrate; growing In m Ga 1-m As n P 1-n , where x-m and y>n, as said refractive index matching layer; and growing n type InP as said second conductivity type cladding layer.
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