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Semiconductor light emitting device
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-25
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2014-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor laser has a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type, which are successively deposited on a semiconductor substrate by epitaxial growth. The first cladding layer and/or the second cladding layer is made of a compound semiconductor material of a zincblende crystal structure containing Mg.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Okuyama
- 👤 Katsuhiro Akimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 09:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/30; H01S5/32; H01S5/327; H01S5/04; H01S5/041; H01S5/3211; H01S5/3213
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said semiconductor substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and at least one of said first cladding layer and said second cladding layer being made of a compound semiconductor material of a zincblende crystal structure comprising ZnMgSSe.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said semiconductor substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and at least one of said first cladding layer and said second cladding layer being made of a compound semiconductor material of a zincblende crystal structure comprising ZnMgSSe.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 wherein said semiconductor substrate is made of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of GaAs and ZnSe, at least one of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.3≦x<1.0, 0≦y<1.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 wherein said semiconductor substrate is made of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of GaAs and ZnSe, both of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.3≦x<1.0, 0≦y<1.0.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 2 wherein said first cladding layer is of the n-type and said second cladding layer is of the p-type, said first cladding layer having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.3≦x<1.0, 0≦y<1.0, and wherein said second cladding layer is made of a semiconductor of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of BeZnSTe and BeZnSeTe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 4 wherein said second cladding layer has a composition of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of Be a Zn 1-a Se b Te 1-b where a, b are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.1≦a≦0.7, 0.5≦b≦0.9.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a substrate of GaP; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and at least one of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a substrate of GaP; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and at least one of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a substrate of GaP; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and both of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
90 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a substrate of GaP; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type disposed on said substrate by epitaxial growth; an active layer disposed on said first cladding layer by epitaxial growth; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type disposed on said active layer by epitaxial growth; and both of said first and second cladding layers having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 6 wherein said first cladding layer is of the n-type and said second cladding layer is of the p-type, said first cladding layer having a composition Zn x Mg 1-x S y Se 1-y where x, y are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of:
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0, and wherein said second cladding layer is made of a semiconductor of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of BeZnSTe and BeZnSeTe.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
5≦x<1.0, 0.4≦y<1.0, and wherein said second cladding layer is made of a semiconductor of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of BeZnSTe and BeZnSeTe.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 8 wherein said second cladding layer has a composition of one of the elements selected from the group consisting of Be a Zn 1-a S b Te 1-b and Be a Zn 1-a Se b Te 1-b where a, b are an atomic ratio and selected in the ranges of: 0.1≦a<0.8, 0.2≦b<0.9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type on said substrate; an active layer on said first cladding layer; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type on said active layer; and at least one of said first cladding layer and said second cladding layer being made of a compound semiconductor :material of a zincblend crystal containing Mg and being substantially lattice-matched to said substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
76 words
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type on said substrate; an active layer on said first cladding layer; a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type on said active layer; and at least one of said first cladding layer and said second cladding layer being made of a compound semiconductor :material of a zincblend crystal containing Mg and being substantially lattice-matched to said substrate.
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