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VCSEL having a self-aligned heat sink and method of making

  • US 5,654,228 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1995
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for making a VCSEL with a self-aligned integrated heat sink comprising the steps of:

  • providing a substrate having a surface with a first stack of distributed Bragg reflectors, a first cladding region, an active region, a second cladding region, a second stack of distributed Bragg reflectors, and a contact region;

    forming a first dielectric layer on said contact region;

    forming a mesa with a surface and a trench, wherein said trench extends from said first dielectric layer into a portion of said second stack of distributed Bragg reflectors, and wherein said trench is adjacent to a portion of said mesa;

    forming a second dielectric layer overlying said substrate so that a portion of said second dielectric layer covers a portion of said trench while exposing a portion of said contact region on said mesa;

    forming a conductive layer on said second dielectric layer and on said mesa;

    forming a seed layer on said conductive layer;

    forming a dielectric area on said seed layer above said surface of said mesa; and

    plating a metal selectively on said seed layer generating a layer on said seed layer for removal of heat, thereby generating an integrated heat sink.

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