JP7411974B2 - 面発光レーザ素子及びこれを含む発光装置 - Google Patents
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図1は、実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子200の断面図である。
実施例において、第1基板210は、導電性基板または非導電性基板からなることができる。導電性基板を用いる場合、電気伝導率が優れる金属を用いることができ、面発光レーザ素子200の作動時に発生する熱を充分発散させなければならないので、熱伝導率が高いGaAs基板または金属基板やシリコン(Si)基板等を用いることができる。
図2は、図1に示された実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子のA領域の拡大断面図である。
図2を再参照すると、実施例は第1反射層220の上に活性領域230を含むことができる。
第2反射層250は、絶縁領域242を含むアパチャー領域240の上に配置される。
図1を参照すると、実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子200は、アパチャー241の周りの領域において、第2反射層250から絶縁領域242と活性領域230までメサエッチングされる。また、第1反射層220の一部までメサエッチングされる。
以下、図5~図8を参照して、実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子の製造方法を説明することにする。
図15は、第3実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子におけるエネルギーバンドダイヤグラム203の例示図である。
次に、図16は、第4実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子におけるエネルギーバンドダイヤグラム204の例示図である。
次に、図18は、第5実施例に係る面発光レーザ素子におけるエネルギーバンドダイヤグラム205の例示図である。
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- 第1反射層と第2反射層と、
前記第1反射層と第2反射層との間に配置される活性領域と、を含み、
前記第1反射層は、
第1アルミニウム濃度を有する第1-1層と、
前記第1アルミニウム濃度より高い第2アルミニウム濃度を有し、前記第1-1層の上に配置される第1-2層と、を含み、
前記第1反射層は、第1導電型ドーパントを含み、
前記第2反射層は、第2導電型ドーパントを含み、
前記活性領域は、前記第1反射層に隣接した第1キャビティと、前記第2反射層に隣接した第2キャビティと、前記第1キャビティと、前記第2キャビティとの間に配置される活性層とを含み、
前記第1キャビティは、第1導電型第1ドーピング層を含み、
前記第1キャビティは、前記第1反射層と接した第1-1キャビティと、前記活性層と接した第1-2キャビティとを含み、
前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層は、前記第1-1キャビティにのみ配置され、
前記第2キャビティは、第2導電型第2ドーピング層を含み、
前記第2キャビティは、前記活性層と接した第2-1キャビティと、前記活性層から離隔して配置された第2-2キャビティと、を含み、
前記第2導電型第2ドーピング層が前記第2-2キャビティにのみ配置される、面発光レーザ素子。 - 前記第1キャビティは、AlxGa(1-X)As系の層を含み、ただし、0<X<1であり、前記第1キャビティのAlの濃度が前記第1キャビティから前記活性層方向に減少するように制御される、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層の厚さは、前記第1キャビティの厚さの70%以下であり、前記第1キャビティにおける前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層以外の層は、第1導電型ドーパントを含まない、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第2キャビティは、AlxGa(1-X)As系の層を含み、ただし、0<X<1であり、前記第2キャビティのAlの濃度が前記第2キャビティから前記活性層方向に減少するように制御される、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第2導電型第2ドーピング層の厚さが前記第1キャビティの厚さの70%以下であり、前記第2キャビティにおける前記第2導電型第2ドーピング層以外の層は、第2導電型ドーパントを含まない、請求項4に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層と前記第2導電型第2ドーピング層との厚さの和は前記活性領域の全体厚さの20%~70%である、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第2キャビティの第2幅が前記第1キャビティの第1幅より大きく形成される、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層で第1導電型ドーパントの濃度は、前記活性層の方向から前記第1反射層の方向に増加する、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 前記第1導電型第1ドーピング層の第1導電型ドーパントの濃度は、前記第1反射層の前記第1導電型ドーパントの濃度より低い、請求項1に記載の面発光レーザ素子。
- 請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の面発光レーザ素子を含む発光装置。
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