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Semiconductor device with cleaved surface

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-19
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2016-12-19
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor light emitting device is prepared by the steps of forming a semiconductor layer 2 having a laminated structure containing at least a first cladding layer 6, a light emitting layer 7, and a second cladding layer 8 on a substrate 1 having {11-20} plane (plane a) as the main plane; and breaking integrally the semiconductor layer 2 and the substrate 1 under a heating condition to form a pair of facets on the above described substrate due to the plane which was cleaved in {1-102} plane (plane r) and at the same time, to form a pair of facets 3 extending along the above described pair of facets of the substrate 1 on the semiconductor layer 2.

Inventors

  • 👤 Etsuo Morita
  • 👤 Hiroji Kawai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/30; H01S5/02; H01S5/0201; H01S5/0202

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate; and at least one layer composed of a semiconductor compound containing N and at least one of the elements selected from {Ga, Al, In} on said substrate; said substrate having a pair of facets within 5 degree of the {1-102} plane of said substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 50 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate; and at least one layer composed of a semiconductor compound containing N and at least one of the elements selected from {Ga, Al, In} on said substrate; said substrate having a pair of facets within 5 degree of the {1-102} plane of said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 1, wherein said at least one layer having a pair of facets which is parallel to said facets of said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 2, wherein said pair of facets of said at least one layer is a resonator of a semiconductor light emitting device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 1, wherein said substrate is of sapphire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 1, wherein said substrate has a main surface of {11-20} plane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 2, further comprising: an insulating film on said facet of said at least one layer, having a refractive index substantially similar to that of said semiconductor compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 36 words
A semiconductor device as described in claim 6, wherein said insulating film essentially consists of a material of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, and In in combination with N.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 46 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a sapphire substrate having a main surface in a {11-20} plane; and at least one layer of GaN on said main surface of said substrate; said substrate having a pair of facets within 5 degree of a {1-102} plane of the substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 46 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a sapphire substrate having a main surface in a {11-20} plane; and at least one layer of GaN on said main surface of said substrate; said substrate having a pair of facets within 5 degree of a {1-102} plane of the substrate.

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