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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2023
Applicants:

Takeshi Kawashima, Miyagi, JP;

Shunichi Sato, Miyagi, JP;

Morimasa Kaminishi, Miyagi, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Kawashima, Miyagi, JP;

Shunichi Sato, Miyagi, JP;

Morimasa Kaminishi, Miyagi, JP;

Assignee:

RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/183 (2006.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/18361 (2013.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01); H01S 5/18308 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light emitting element includes an active layer; and a first reflecting mirror over the active layer. The first reflecting mirror includes a multilayer-film reflecting mirror and a first layer on a first surface. The multilayer-film reflecting mirror has the first surface and a second surface closer to the active layer than the first surface, and includes a first refractive-index layer having a first refractive index; and a second refractive-index layer having a second refractive index higher than the first refractive index. The first refractive-index layer and the second refractive-index layer are alternately stacked. The first surface has an emission region from which the light generated in the active layer is emitted. The first layer is in the emission region of the first surface and is configured to absorb a portion of the light emitted from the first surface and transmit another portion of the light through the first layer.


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