The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Sawano, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyasu Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 49 ; 372 46 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor laser device comprising a plurality of semiconductor layers laminated in a vertical direction on a substrate to form a laser resonator, the laser resonator comprises a saturable absorbing region. A spot size of a light waveguide profile in the vertical direction is greater than 0.4 .mu.m. The laser resonator further comprises first and second reflecting films to provide a reflectivity greater than 50(%).