Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232414 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a light emitting element includes the steps of (A) forming sequentially a first compound semiconductor layer having a first conduction type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer having a second conduction type on a substrate, (B) forming a plurality of point-like hole portions in a thickness direction in at least a region of the second compound semiconductor layer located outside a region to be provided with a current confinement region, and (C) forming an insulating region by subjecting a part of the second compound semiconductor layer to an insulation treatment from side walls of the hole portions so as to produce the current confinement region surrounded by the insulating region in the second compound semiconductor layer. | 09-25-2008 |
20080240194 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing it - A VSCEL capable of being easily and inexpensively manufactured and of stabilizing the polarization direction of laser light in one direction is provided. The Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser includes a semiconductor lamination structure including a first multilayer film reflector, an active layer having a light emitting region, and a second multilayer film reflector in this order over a substrate from the substrate side. The semiconductor lamination structure has a pair of grooves provided with a region opposed to the light emitting region in between, and one or a plurality of first oxidation layers including a first non-oxidation region provided at least in a region opposed to the light emitting region and a first oxidation region provided on each side face of the pair of grooves. | 10-02-2008 |
20080251794 | Semiconductor light emitting device - The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device realizing lower detection level of spontaneous emission light by a semiconductor photodetector and improvement in light detection precision by selectively reflecting spontaneous emission light. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor light emitting element for generating light including stimulated emission light having a wavelength λo and spontaneous emission light having a wavelength band including the wavelength λo, a multilayer filter having a stack structure in which a low-refractive-index layer having a thickness of λ | 10-16-2008 |
20080279241 | Light-emitting element and method for manufacturing the same - A light-emitting element includes a mesa structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are disposed in that order, wherein at least one of the first compound semiconductor layer and the second compound semiconductor layer has a current constriction region surrounded by an insulation region extending inward from a sidewall portion of the mesa structure; a wall structure disposed so as to surround the mesa structure; at least one bridge structure connecting the mesa structure and the wall structure, the wall structure and the bridge structure each having the same layer structure as the portion of the mesa structure in which the insulation region is provided; a first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on a top face of the wall structure. | 11-13-2008 |
20090001386 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a semiconductor device realizing reduced occurrence of a defect such as a crack at the time of adhering elements to each other. The semiconductor device includes a first element and a second element adhered to each other. At least one of the first and second elements has a pressure relaxation layer on the side facing the other of the first and second elements, and the pressure relaxation layer includes a semiconductor part having a projection/recess part including a projection projected toward the other element, and a resin part filled in a recess in the projection/recess part. | 01-01-2009 |
20090032908 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing it - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of largely increasing the yield and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the method is provided. After a semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, as one group, a plurality of functional portions with at least one parameter value different from each other is formed in the semiconductor layer for every unit chip area. Then, a subject that is changed depending on the parameter value is measured and evaluated and after that, the substrate is divided for every chip area so that a functional portion corresponding with a given criterion as a result of the evaluation is not broken. Thereby, at least one functional portion corresponding with a given criterion can be formed by every chip area by appropriately adjusting each parameter value. | 02-05-2009 |
20090052490 | Laser diode array, method of manufacturing same, printer, and optical communication device - A method of manufacturing a laser diode array capable of inhibiting electric cross talk is provided. The method of manufacturing a laser diode array includes a processing step of forming a peel layer containing an oxidizable material and a vertical resonator structure over a first substrate sequentially from the first substrate side by crystal growth, and then selectively etching the peel layer and the vertical resonator structure to the first substrate, thereby processing into a columnar shape, a peeling step of oxidizing the peel layer from a side face, and then peeling the vertical resonator structure of columnar shape from the first substrate, and a rearrangement step of jointing a plurality of vertical resonator structures of columnar shape obtained by the peeling step to a surface of a metal layer of a second substrate formed with the metal layer on the surface. | 02-26-2009 |
20090098675 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device includes steps of forming a vertical cavity structure including a layer to be oxidized on a semiconductor substrate, and then forming a circular groove having a depth which penetrates at least the layer to be oxidized from an upper surface of the vertical cavity structure, thereby forming a columnar mesa whose side face is surrounded by the groove, oxidizing the layer to be oxidized from the side face of the mesa, thereby forming a current confinement layer, and forming a mask layer covering at least a central region of the upper surface of the mesa and exposing at least an edge of the upper surface and the side face of the mesa to an external, and then etching at least the edge of the upper surface and the side face of the mesa by using the mask layer as a mask. | 04-16-2009 |
20090168825 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-emitting element assembly includes a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element has a laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer, at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion constituting a mesa structure. The light-emitting element further includes an insulating layer formed, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The mesa structure is placed in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion is emitted from the second surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090194837 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a semiconductor light receiving element capable of reducing capacity while minimizing increase in travel time of carriers. The semiconductor light receiving element includes a semiconductor stacked structure including a first conductivity type layer, a light absorbing layer, and a second conductivity type layer having a light incidence plane in order. The semiconductor light receiving element has an oxidation layer including a non-oxidation region and an oxidation region in a stacking in-plane direction in the light absorbing layer or between the first conductivity type layer and the light absorbing layer. | 08-06-2009 |
20090214156 | Optical module and optical waveguide - An optical module includes an optical waveguide including a waveguide core through which light propagates and a clad configured to trap the light in the waveguide core, and a circuit board on which a surface-type optical element is mounted. The optical waveguide further includes a reflective surface from which an end face of the waveguide core is exposed, the reflective surface being provided on an inclined face at one end face of the optical waveguide core in an extending direction of the waveguide core, and an element mount opening provided in the clad such as to be opposite from the reflective surface, the element mount opening having a size such as to contain the optical element. The optical waveguide is mounted on the circuit board while the optical element is contained in the element mount opening and is aligned with the reflective surface of the optical waveguide. | 08-27-2009 |
20090214157 | Optical module and optical waveguide - An optical module includes an optical waveguide including a plurality of waveguide cores through which light propagates, a clad configured to trap the light in the waveguide cores, a plurality of fiber guide grooves in which optical fibers are inserted, the fiber guide grooves being arranged in parallel, and an adhesive spread groove configured to connect the fiber guide grooves and provided at leading ends of the fiber guide grooves with which the optical fibers contact; and a fixing member fixed to the optical waveguide with an adhesive while covering the fiber guide grooves. The fiber guide grooves have side walls including support projections configured to support, align, and optical couple the optical fibers to the waveguide cores, and adhesive recesses configured to define gaps between outer peripheral surfaces of the optical fibers and the fiber guide grooves so that the adhesive spreads in the gaps. | 08-27-2009 |
20090268774 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing the same - A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser capable of decreasing the lowering of the yield due to displacement and separation of a pedestal without enormous increase of the threshold value and more difficult manufacturing process is provided. A base of a mesa spreads over the top face of a lower DBR layer. The base is a non-flat face in which end faces of a plurality of layers are exposed. The non-flat face is generated due to etching unevenness in forming the mesa, and is in a state of a step in which end faces of a low-refractive index layer and a high-refractive index layer included in the lower DBR layer are alternatively exposed. At least one of the layers exposed in the non-flat face in the plurality of low-refractive index layers included in the lower DBR layer is an oxidation inhibition layer. | 10-29-2009 |
20090285253 | Semiconductor light emitting device - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a first-conductivity-type first multilayer film reflecting mirror, and a second-conductivity-type second multilayer film reflecting mirror; a cavity layer; and a first conductive section, a second conductive section, and a third conductive section. The cavity layer has a stacked configuration including a first-conductivity-type or undoped first cladding layer, an undoped first active layer, a second-conductivity-type or undoped second cladding layer, a second-conductivity-type first contact layer, a first-conductivity-type second contact layer, a first-conductivity-type or undoped third cladding layer, an undoped second active layer, and a second-conductivity-type or undoped fourth cladding layer. The first conductive section is electrically connected to the first multilayer film reflecting mirror, the second conductive section is electrically connected to the second multilayer film reflecting mirror, and the third conductive section is electrically connected to the first contact layer and the second contact layer. | 11-19-2009 |
20100021107 | Optical device - An optical device includes: a multilayer structure substrate on which plural insulating layers are stacked and a wiring pattern is formed between layers; a recessed part for exposing the wiring pattern between the layers by cutting off a part of the multilayer structure substrate; an optical element mounted within the recessed part in electric conduction to the wiring pattern exposed by the recessed part; and an optical waveguide member forming an optical path for the optical element and guiding light along a surface of the multilayer structure substrate. | 01-28-2010 |
20100040104 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser - The present invention provides a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser including: a first multilayer film reflector; an active layer having a light emission region; a second multilayer film reflector; and a reflectance adjustment layer in this order on a substrate side. The first multilayer film reflector and the second multilayer film reflector have a laminated structure in which reflectance of oscillation wavelength λ | 02-18-2010 |
20100046565 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a layer-stack structure including, on a substrate, a transverse-mode adjustment layer, a first multilayer reflecting mirror, an active layer having a light emission region, and a second multilayer reflecting mirror in order from the substrate side, and including a current confinement layer in which a current injection region is formed in a region corresponding to the light emission region in the first multilayer reflecting mirror, between the first multilayer reflecting mirror and the active layer, between the active layer and the second multilayer reflecting mirror, or in the second multilayer reflecting mirror. In the transverse-mode adjustment layer, reflectance at an oscillation wavelength in the region opposite to a center of the light emission region is higher than that at an oscillation wavelength in the region opposite to an outer edge of the light emission region. | 02-25-2010 |
20100200868 | Semiconductor Light-emitting device - A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element including a first multilayer reflector, an active layer having a light-emitting region, and a second multilayer reflector in the stated order; a semiconductor light-detecting element disposed opposite the first multilayer reflector in relation to the semiconductor light-emitting element and including a light-absorbing layer configured to absorb light emitted from the light-emitting region; a transparent substrate disposed between the semiconductor light-emitting element and the semiconductor light-detecting element; a first metal layer having a first opening in a region including a region opposite the light-emitting region and bonding the semiconductor light-emitting element and the substrate; and a second metal layer having a second opening in a region including a region opposite the light-emitting region and bonding the semiconductor light-detecting element and the substrate. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202482 | Semiconductor device - The present invention provides a semiconductor device realizing improved adhesion between a low-dielectric-constant material and a semiconductor material. The semiconductor device includes, on a semiconductor layer, an adhesion layer and a low-dielectric-constant material layer in order from the semiconductor layer side. The adhesion layer has a projection/recess structure, and the low-dielectric-constant material layer is formed so as to bury gaps in the projection/recess structure. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202486 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing thereof - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser capable of reducing parasitic capacitance while suppressing power consumption, and a method of manufacturing thereof are provided. The vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a columnar mesa including, on a substrate, a first multilayer reflector, an active layer, and a second multilayer reflector in order from the substrate side, and also including a current narrowing layer. The columnar portion of the mesa including the active layer and the current narrowing layer is formed within a region opposed to the first multilayer reflector and a region opposed to the second multilayer reflector, and a cross section area of the columnar portion is smaller than a cross section area of the second multilayer reflector. | 08-12-2010 |
20100226402 | Laser diode and method of manufacturing the same - A laser diode allowed to stabilize the polarization direction of laser light in one direction is provided. The laser diode includes a laminate configuration including a lower multilayer reflecting mirror, an active layer and an upper multilayer reflecting mirror in order from a substrate side, in which the laminate configuration includes a columnar mesa section including an upper part of the lower multilayer reflecting mirror, the active layer and the upper multilayer reflecting mirror, and the lower multilayer reflecting mirror includes a plurality of pairs of a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer, and a plurality of oxidation layers nonuniformly distributed in a direction rotating around a central axis of the mesa section in a region except for a central region of one or more of the low refractive index layers. | 09-09-2010 |
20100238965 | Semiconductor laser - A semiconductor laser includes a columnar lamination structure including a first multi-layer reflection mirror, a first spacer layer, an Al | 09-23-2010 |
20100260222 | Semiconductor layer, method of manufacturing the same, laser diode, and method of manufacturing the same - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor layer with which inactivation of impurity is able to be inhibited by a simple method, a semiconductor layer in which inactivation of impurity is inhibited, a method of manufacturing a laser diode with which inactivation of impurity is able to be inhibited by a simple method, and a laser diode including a semiconductor layer in which inactivation of impurity is inhibited are provided. In the method of manufacturing a semiconductor layer, after a semiconductor layer is formed by epitaxial growth with the use of AsH | 10-14-2010 |
20100285625 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for making a light-emitting element assembly including a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element has a laminated structure including a first compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer, at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion constituting a mesa structure. The light-emitting element further includes an insulating layer formed, a second electrode, and a first electrode. The mesa structure is placed in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion is emitted from the second surface side of the first compound semiconductor layer. | 11-11-2010 |
20110007769 | LASER DIODE - A laser diode includes: a first multilayer film reflecting mirror, an active layer, and a second multilayer film reflecting mirror in this order; and a first oxide narrowing layer and a second oxide narrowing layer. The first oxide narrowing layer is formed close to the active layer, in comparison with the second oxide narrowing layer, includes a first unoxidized region in a middle region in a plane, and includes a first oxidized region on a periphery of the first unoxidized region. The second oxide narrowing layer includes, in a region facing the first unoxidized region, a second unoxidized region having a diameter smaller than that of the first unoxidized region, includes a third unoxidized region in a region not facing the first unoxidized region, and includes a second oxidized region on a periphery of the second unoxidized region and the third unoxidized region. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019709 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device realizing improved yield. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate having a top face, an under face, and side faces; an optical function unit formed on the top face; a plurality of electrode pads formed on the under face; and a wiring formed on at least the side face and electrically connecting the optical function unit and at least one of the plurality of electrode pads. | 01-27-2011 |
20110042558 | Optical device and method of manufacturing the same - An optical device and a method of making an optical device is described herein. The optical device comprises a housing, an optical element, a base structure that supports the optical element and that interfaces with the housing to form a gap section between an outer wall section of the base structure and an inner wall section of the housing, a resin within the gap section fixing the housing to the base structure, and a light accommodation section in the housing. The light accommodation section accommodates a transmittance of light to the resin within the gap section. | 02-24-2011 |
20110064109 | Laser diode - A laser diode with which separation of a current narrowing layer is able to be prevented is provided. The laser diode includes a mesa that has a first multilayer film reflector, an active layer, and a second multilayer film reflector in this order, and has a current narrowing layer for narrowing a current injected into the active layer and a buffer layer adjacent to the current narrowing layer. The current narrowing layer is formed by oxidizing a first oxidized layer containing Al. The buffer layer is formed by oxidizing a second oxidized layer whose material and a thickness are selected so that an oxidation rate is higher than that of the first multilayer film reflector and the second multilayer film reflector and is lower than that of the first oxidized layer. A thickness of the buffer layer is 10 nm or more. | 03-17-2011 |
20110075691 | Correction circuit, drive circuit, light emitting device, and method of correcting current pulse waveform - A correction circuit is provided, which may reduce dullness of a light output waveform due to wavelength detuning. The correction circuit includes an RC time constant circuit. The RC time constant circuit is used to correct a waveform of a current pulse outputted from a current source, the current source driving a surface-emitting semiconductor laser in a pulsed manner, so that a pulse waveform of light output of the semiconductor laser is approximately a rectangle. | 03-31-2011 |
20110096806 | Semiconductor light emitting device - The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device realizing increased light detection precision by a simple manufacture process. One or more second oxidation layers are provided between an active layer and a semiconductor light detecting element in addition to a first oxidation layer for narrowing current. Since natural emission light includes many divergence components, the natural emission light is reflected and scattered by the second oxidation layer, and propagation of the natural emission light to the semiconductor light detecting element side is suppressed. The detection level of the natural emission light by the semiconductor light detecting element decreases, and light detection precision increases. The first and second oxidation layers are formed by a single oxidizing process so that the manufacturing process is simplified. | 04-28-2011 |
20110122910 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - The present invention provides a semiconductor device realizing reduced occurrence of a defect such as a crack at the time of adhering elements to each other. The semiconductor device includes a first element and a second element adhered to each other. At least one of the first and second elements has a pressure relaxation layer on the side facing the other of the first and second elements, and the pressure relaxation layer includes a semiconductor part having a projection/recess part including a projection projected toward the other element, and a resin part filled in a recess in the projection/recess part. | 05-26-2011 |
20110164646 | Laser diode array, method of manufacturing same, printer, and optical communication device - A method of manufacturing a laser diode array capable of inhibiting electric cross talk is provided. The method of manufacturing a laser diode array includes a processing step of forming a peel layer containing an oxidizable material and a vertical resonator structure over a first substrate sequentially from the first substrate side by crystal growth, and then selectively etching the peel layer and the vertical resonator structure to the first substrate, thereby processing into a columnar shape, a peeling step of oxidizing the peel layer from a side face, and then peeling the vertical resonator structure of columnar shape from the first substrate, and a rearrangement step of jointing a plurality of vertical resonator structures of columnar shape obtained by the peeling step to a surface of a metal layer of a second substrate formed with the metal layer on the surface. | 07-07-2011 |
20110176570 | Semiconductor light emitting device - A semiconductor light emitting device includes a first-conductivity-type first multilayer film reflecting mirror, and a second-conductivity-type second multilayer film reflecting mirror; a cavity layer; and a first conductive section, a second conductive section, and a third conductive section. The cavity layer has a stacked configuration including a first-conductivity-type or undoped first cladding layer, an undoped first active layer, a second-conductivity-type or undoped second cladding layer, a second-conductivity-type first contact layer, a first-conductivity-type second contact layer, a first-conductivity-type or undoped third cladding layer, an undoped second active layer, and a second-conductivity-type or undoped fourth cladding layer. The first conductive section is electrically connected to the first multilayer film reflecting mirror, the second conductive section is electrically connected to the second multilayer film reflecting mirror, and the third conductive section is electrically connected to the first contact layer and the second contact layer. | 07-21-2011 |
20110182315 | Surface-emitting semiconductor laser and manufacturing method thereof - A manufacturing method of a surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes the steps of: forming a stacked structure having a lower-multilayer film reflector including a lower oxidizable layer having at least one layer, an active layer having a light emitting region, an upper-multilayer film reflector including an upper oxidizable layer and an upper layer on a substrate in this order; providing a first groove in the upper layer; and providing a second groove including a portion overlapping the first groove in a planar shape and a portion not overlapping the first groove in the stacked structure. | 07-28-2011 |
20110194579 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser - A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) capable of providing high output of fundamental transverse mode while preventing oscillation of high-order transverse mode is provided. The VCSEL includes a semiconductor layer including an active layer and a current confinement layer, and a transverse mode adjustment section formed on the semiconductor layer. The current confinement layer has a current injection region and a current confinement region. The transverse mode adjustment section has a high reflectance area and a low reflectance area. The high reflectance area is formed in a region including a first opposed region opposing to a center point of the current injection region. A center point of the high reflectance area is arranged in a region different from the first opposed region. The low reflectance area is formed in a region where the high reflectance area is not formed, in an opposed region opposing to the current injection region. | 08-11-2011 |
20110241571 | Correction circuit, drive circuit, light-emitting device and correction method of current pulse waveform - A drive circuit and a drive current correcting method are described herein. The drive circuit comprises a current source that outputs a drive current, and a correction circuit that outputs a correction current. The correction circuit includes a first RC time constant circuit. An output terminal of the current source is connected to an output terminal of the correction circuit. | 10-06-2011 |
20110243174 | Semiconductor light-emitting device - There is provided a semiconductor light-emitting device including a temperature detecting section which is allowed to accurately estimate an element temperature. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes: one or a plurality of surface-emitting semiconductor light-emitting sections and one or a plurality of semiconductor temperature detecting sections on a semiconductor substrate, the surface-emitting semiconductor light-emitting sections emitting light in a direction normal to the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor temperature detecting sections not emitting light to outside. The semiconductor light-emitting sections and the semiconductor temperature detecting sections have a PN junction or a PIN junction in a direction normal to the semiconductor substrate. | 10-06-2011 |
20110249696 | Laser diode - There is provided a laser diode capable of setting a mesa diameter small without use of a method which loses reliability of a device, and is not easily controlled. The laser diode includes: a columnar mesa including a first multilayer film reflecting mirror, an active layer, and a second multilayer film reflecting mirror in this order, including an oxide confined layer having an unoxidized region in middle of a plane, and having a cross-sectional shape in a plane direction different from a cross-sectional shape of the unoxidized region in a plane direction; and a plurality of metal electrodes formed in regions on a top face of the mesa not facing the unoxidized region. | 10-13-2011 |
20110294236 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing it - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of largely increasing the yield and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the method is provided. After a semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate, as one group, a plurality of functional portions with at least one parameter value different from each other is formed in the semiconductor layer for every unit chip area. Then, a subject that is changed depending on the parameter value is measured and evaluated and after that, the substrate is divided for every chip area so that a functional portion corresponding with a given criterion as a result of the evaluation is not broken. Thereby, at least one functional portion corresponding with a given criterion can be formed by every chip area by appropriately adjusting each parameter value. | 12-01-2011 |
20120009704 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing thereof - A vertical cavity surface emitting laser capable of reducing parasitic capacitance while suppressing power consumption, and a method of manufacturing thereof are provided. The vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes a columnar mesa including, on a substrate, a first multilayer reflector, an active layer, and a second multilayer reflector in order from the substrate side, and also including a current narrowing layer. The columnar portion of the mesa including the active layer and the current narrowing layer is formed within a region opposed to the first multilayer reflector and a region opposed to the second multilayer reflector, and a cross section area of the columnar portion is smaller than a cross section area of the second multilayer reflector. | 01-12-2012 |
20120034720 | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and method of manufacturing the same - A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser capable of decreasing the lowering of the yield due to displacement and separation of a pedestal without enormous increase of the threshold value and more difficult manufacturing process is provided. A base of a mesa spreads over the top face of a lower DBR layer. The base is a non-flat face in which end faces of a plurality of layers are exposed. The non-flat face is generated due to etching unevenness in forming the mesa, and is in a state of a step in which end faces of a low-refractive index layer and a high-refractive index layer included in the lower DBR layer are alternatively exposed. At least one of the layers exposed in the non-flat face in the plurality of low-refractive index layers included in the lower DBR layer is an oxidation inhibition layer. | 02-09-2012 |
20120175670 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a light emitting element including the steps of (A) sequentially forming on a substrate a first compound semiconductor layer having a first conduction type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer having a second conduction type; (B) forming a plurality of point-like hole portions in a thickness direction in at least a region of the second compound semiconductor layer located outside a region to be provided with a current confinement region; and (C) forming an insulating region by subjecting a part of the second compound semiconductor layer to an insulation treatment from side walls of the hole portions so as to produce the current confinement region surrounded by the insulating region in the second compound semiconductor layer. | 07-12-2012 |
20150036710 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-emitting element includes a mesa structure in which a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type are disposed in that order, wherein at least one of the first compound semiconductor layer and the second compound semiconductor layer has a current constriction region surrounded by an insulation region extending inward from a sidewall portion of the mesa structure; a wall structure disposed so as to surround the mesa structure; at least one bridge structure connecting the mesa structure and the wall structure, the wall structure and the bridge structure each having the same layer structure as the portion of the mesa structure in which the insulation region is provided; a first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on a top face of the wall structure. | 02-05-2015 |