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高次横モードの光L2が低反射率層22,23や基板10で反射されて、戻り光となる虞がなくなる。これにより、高次横モードのI−L特性(特に閾値電流)が戻り光によって変動し、ビームプロファイルが変動する虞をなくすることができる。
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- 基板上に、横モード調整層、第一多層膜反射鏡、発光領域を有する活性層および第二多層膜反射鏡を前記基板側からこの順に含むと共に、前記第一多層膜反射鏡内、前記第一多層膜反射鏡と前記活性層との間、前記活性層と前記第二多層膜反射鏡との間、または前記第二多層膜反射鏡内に、前記発光領域との対応領域に電流注入領域が形成された電流狭窄層を含む積層構造を備え、
前記横モード調整層において、前記発光領域の中央との対向領域の発振波長における反射率が、前記発光領域の外縁との対向領域の発振波長における反射率よりも高くなっており、
前記横モード調整層は、前記発光領域の中央との対向領域に、金属からなる高反射率部材を有する
面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記横モード調整層は、前記発光領域の外縁との対向領域に低反射率部材を有する
請求項1に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記低反射率部材は、前記第一多層膜反射鏡のうち前記横モード調整層側の表面と、前記基板のうち前記横モード調整層側の表面とのうち少なくとも一方に設けられている
請求項2に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記低反射率部材の光学膜厚はλ/4(λは発振波長)である
請求項2に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記低反射率部材の屈折率は1より大きく、前記第一多層膜反射鏡のうち前記横モード調整層側の表面の屈折率よりも小さい
請求項2に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記基板は、前記発振波長λの光を吸収する材料からなる
請求項1に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記横モード調整層は、少なくとも前記発光領域との対向領域に空隙を有する
請求項1に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。 - 前記横モード調整層は、前記発光領域との非対向領域に、前記基板に接する第一金属層と、前記第一多層膜反射鏡に接する第二金属層とを有し、
前記第一金属層と前記第二金属層とは貼り合わせによって接合されている
請求項7に記載の面発光型半導体レーザ。
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