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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 45 ; 372 44 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor laser having a p-type cladding layer consisting of GaInP or AlGaInP, an operating voltage is decreased. In a semiconductor laser formed on a GaAs substrate and having a p-type cladding layer consisting of GaInP or AlGaInP and a p-type contact layer consisting of GaAs or GalnAs, p-type buffer layers are formed between the p-type cladding layer and the p-type contact layer, which consists of a compound containing both arsenic (As) and phosphorus (P) and having a medium bandgap between those of the two layers.