WO2008099643A1 - 半導体レーザダイオード - Google Patents

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WO2008099643A1
WO2008099643A1 PCT/JP2008/050849 JP2008050849W WO2008099643A1 WO 2008099643 A1 WO2008099643 A1 WO 2008099643A1 JP 2008050849 W JP2008050849 W JP 2008050849W WO 2008099643 A1 WO2008099643 A1 WO 2008099643A1
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Kuniyoshi Okamoto
Hiroaki Ohta
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Abstract

 この半導体レーザダイオードは、m面を結晶成長の主面とするIII族窒化物半導体からなり、m軸方向に、n型クラッド層、発光層、およびp型クラッド層を積層したIII族窒化物半導体積層構造を備えている。前記III族窒化物半導体は、m面を結晶成長のための成長面とするGaN単結晶基板上に結晶成長させたものであることが好ましい。また、前記GaN単結晶基板の主面のオフ角は±1°以内であることが好ましい。前記III族窒化物半導体積層構造は、前記GaN基板の成長面より生じた積層欠陥または貫通転位を含まないものであることが好ましい。
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JP2002029897A (ja) * 2000-07-10 2002-01-29 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd 単結晶GaN基板の製造方法と単結晶GaN基板
WO2005112123A2 (en) * 2004-05-10 2005-11-24 The Regents Of The University Of California Fabrication of nonpolar indium gallium nitride thin films, heterostructures and devices by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

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JP2002029897A (ja) * 2000-07-10 2002-01-29 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd 単結晶GaN基板の製造方法と単結晶GaN基板
WO2005112123A2 (en) * 2004-05-10 2005-11-24 The Regents Of The University Of California Fabrication of nonpolar indium gallium nitride thin films, heterostructures and devices by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

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