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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter J de Waard, Eindoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 45 ; 357 17 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor laser includes an active layer of a first conductivity type comprising a strip-shaped active region formed by a doping of the second conductivity type over at least a part of the thickness of the active layer. According to the invention, the active region consists of a number of zones of the second conductivity type which are separated by material of the first conductivity type and which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the active region, have a maximum dimension of at most 20 .mu.m. Upon ageing, crystal defects in the zones will not expand beyond the zones, thus extending the usable lifetime of the laser.