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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicant:
Yasutaka Imai, Chino, JP;
Inventor:
Yasutaka Imai, Chino, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical semiconductor element includes: a surface-emitting type semiconductor laser that emits laser light; and an electrostatic breakdown protection element that is provided on an optical path of the laser light emitted from the surface-emitting type semiconductor laser, absorbs a portion of the laser light, and protects the surface-emitting type semiconductor laser from electrostatic destruction.