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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Masahiro Kito, Suita, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Kito, Suita, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S005/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor laser includes a substrate; and a multilayered film formed on the substrate and including an active layer. The multilayered film includes a stripe structure that extends in a longitudinal direction of a resonator and has a tapered portion in which a width of a stripe changes in a tapered manner; and a first side face and a second side face that sandwich the stripe structure. At least one side face of the first side face and the second side face is inclined with respect to a principal surface of the substrate.