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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Anthony Kiely, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Paul Robert Claisse, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jamal Ramdani, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 46 ;
Abstract
A Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) (10) and a method for manufacturing the VCSEL (10). The VCSEL (10) includes a ridge structure (34), a first confinement layer (36) disposed adjacent to a portion of the ridge structure (34), and a second confinement layer (37) disposed on the first confinement layer (36) and disposed adjacent to a portion of the ridge structure (32). Carriers injected into the ridge structure (34) are confined by the first confinement layer (36).