JP5281842B2 - 半導体レーザ装置 - Google Patents
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Description
本発明の一実施形態に係る半導体レーザ装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。
以下、本発明の一実施形態の第1変形例に係る半導体レーザ装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。
以下、本発明の一実施形態の第2変形例に係る半導体レーザ装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。
以下、本発明の一実施形態の第3変形例に係る半導体レーザ装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。
1a 溝部
1b 突起部
2 凹部
3 n型クラッド層
4 n型光ガイド層
5 多重量子井戸(MQW)活性層
5a バンドギャップエネルギーが大きい第1領域
5b バンドギャップエネルギーが小さい第2領域
7 p型光ガイド層
8 キャリアオーバフロー抑制層
9 p型クラッド層
10 p型コンタクト層
11 リッジストライプ部
12 絶縁膜
13 p側電極
14 配線電極
15 パッド電極
16 n側電極
20 積層構造体
21 光学利得領域
22 可飽和吸収領域
23 凸部
Claims (4)
- 基板と、
前記基板の上に形成されたIII族窒化物半導体からなり、活性層を含む積層構造体とを備え、
前記積層構造体は、
前記積層構造体の主面に平行に延びるストライプ状の導波路と、
前記積層構造体の上部で且つ前記導波路と隣接して形成された段差領域と、
前記導波路の内部で且つ前記段差領域と接する領域に形成され、前記活性層のバンドギャップエネルギーがEg1である第1領域と、
前記導波路の内部で、前記第1領域とは異なる領域に形成され、前記活性層のバンドギャップエネルギーがEg2(Eg2≠Eg1)である第2領域とを有し、
前記第1領域と前記第2領域とは隣接しており、
前記導波路は、前記段差領域を含まない領域に形成されることにより、自励発振動作し、
前記基板における主面の面方位は結晶面の{0001}面であり、
前記導波路は、結晶軸の<1−100>方向に沿って形成され、
前記段差領域の少なくとも一部は、前記導波路に沿って形成され、
前記段差領域における結晶軸の<1−100>方向の長さは、前記第1領域及び第2領域のうち、前記導波路が延びる方向の長さにおいてバンドギャップエネルギーが大きい領域の方がバンドギャップエネルギーが小さい領域よりも長くなるように設定されていることを特徴とする半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記基板の主面には凹部又は凸部が形成されており、
前記段差領域は、前記基板の凹部又は凸部によって形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体レーザ装置。 - 前記活性層は、インジウム(In)を含むことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
- 前記積層構造体における主面の結晶面に対する前記第1領域の傾斜角度は、前記主面の結晶面に対する前記第2領域の傾斜角度と異なることを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体レーザ装置。
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