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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc., Yokohama, JP;
Kan Takada, Yokohama, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An optical semiconductor device includes: a mesa that is provided on a surface in a <011> direction of a semiconductor substrate having a (100) plane orientation and being of a first conductivity type, and includes a first cladding layer of the first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second cladding layer of a second conductivity type; a semi-insulating buried layer that buries both sides of the mesa, is provided on the semiconductor substrate, and includes a first region and a second region farther from the mesa than the first region; an insulation film provided on the first and second regions of the buried layer; and an electrode provided on the mesa and the insulation film on the first region; wherein a surface of the first region is at a height equal to or lower than a surface of the mesa, and lowers at farther distances from the mesa.