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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shoichiro Izumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsushi Hamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyuki Futagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaru Kuramoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/187 (2006.01); H01S 5/026 (2006.01); H01S 5/183 (2006.01); H01S 5/343 (2006.01); H01S 5/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/187 (2013.01); H01S 5/026 (2013.01); H01S 5/183 (2013.01); H01S 5/18311 (2013.01); H01S 5/18388 (2013.01); H01S 5/34 (2013.01); H01S 5/343 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface-emitting laser according to one embodiment of the technology includes a laser element section that includes a first multi-layer film reflecting mirror, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a second multi-layer film reflecting mirror, a nitride semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, and a light output surface in this order. The laser element section further includes an electrode that injects a current into the active layer.