GB2299710B - Semiconductor laser and method for manufacturing semiconductor laser - Google Patents

Semiconductor laser and method for manufacturing semiconductor laser

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GB2299710B
GB2299710B GB9610886A GB9610886A GB2299710B GB 2299710 B GB2299710 B GB 2299710B GB 9610886 A GB9610886 A GB 9610886A GB 9610886 A GB9610886 A GB 9610886A GB 2299710 B GB2299710 B GB 2299710B
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semiconductor laser
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manufacturing semiconductor
laser
semiconductor
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Hitoshi Tada
Nobuaki Keneno
Tatuya Kimura
Yuji Okura
Kenzo Mori
Tadashi Kimura
Yoshitatu Kawama
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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    • H01S5/30—Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region
    • H01S5/32—Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- heterostructures
    • H01S5/323—Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- heterostructures in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser, InP-based laser
    • H01S5/3235—Structure or shape of the active region; Materials used for the active region comprising PN junctions, e.g. hetero- or double- heterostructures in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser, InP-based laser emitting light at a wavelength longer than 1000 nm, e.g. InP-based 1300 nm and 1500 nm lasers
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  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
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