JP4598040B2 - 窒化物半導体レーザ素子 - Google Patents
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- 六方晶窒化物半導体からなる窒化物半導体層が複数積層されてなる積層構造体を有する窒化物半導体レーザ素子であって、
前記積層構造体にはレーザ光が導波するための導波路構造が形成されており、
前記積層構造体における前記窒化物半導体層の積層方向は、前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のc軸に略垂直な方向であり、
前記導波路構造の一方の側面である第1の共振器端面がGa極性のc面であり、
前記第1の共振器端面に対向する前記導波路構造の側面である第2の共振器端面がN極性のc面であって、
前記第1の共振器端面を構成する六方晶窒化物半導体に接するように結晶質の窒素含有膜が形成されており、
前記窒素含有膜は酸素を含み、
前記第1の共振器端面の反射率が前記第2の共振器端面の反射率よりも小さい、窒化物半導体レーザ素子。 - 前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のc軸に略垂直な方向は、前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のc軸に完全に垂直な方向に対して3°以下の傾きを有する方向であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の窒化物半導体レーザ素子。
- 前記窒素含有膜上には酸化物膜が形成されていることを特徴とする、請求項1または2に記載の窒化物半導体レーザ素子。
- 前記窒素含有膜の結晶軸が前記第1の共振器端面の結晶軸に対して揃っていることを特徴とする、請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の窒化物半導体レーザ素子。
- 前記積層構造体における前記窒化物半導体層の積層方向は、前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のa軸またはm軸に略平行な方向であることを特徴とする、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の窒化物半導体レーザ素子。
- 前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のa軸またはm軸に略平行な方向は、前記窒化物半導体層を構成する前記六方晶窒化物半導体のa軸またはm軸に対して3°以下の傾きを有する方向であることを特徴とする、請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の窒化物半導体レーザ素子。
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