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Method for manufacture of optically pumped, surface-emitting semiconductor laser device

  • US 8,592,236 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2007
  • Issued: 11/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for manufacturing an optically pumped surface-emitting semiconductor laser device comprising the steps of:

  • applying a surface-emitting semiconductor laser layer sequence onto a common substrate by applying a buffer layer onto the common substrate, applying a first confinement layer onto the buffer layer, applying a quantum confinement structure suited for the surface-emitting semiconductor laser onto the first confinement layer, and applying a second confinement layer onto the quantum confinement structure, said surface-emitting semiconductor layer sequence having the quantum confinement structure;

    removing the surface-emitting semiconductor laser layer sequence outside an intended laser region and exposing an exposed region by removing the first confinement layer, the second confinement layer and the quantum confinement structure, and partially removing the buffer layer outside the intended laser region;

    applying an edge-emitting semiconductor layer sequence onto the exposed region over the common substrate, said exposed region being exposed via said removing step, said edge-emitting semiconductor layer sequence being suitable for transmitting pump radiation into the quantum confinement structure; and

    forming a current injection path in the edge-emitting semiconductor layer sequence;

    wherein said optically pumped surface-emitting semiconductor laser device comprises an external resonator, and said radiation-generating quantum confinement structure is arranged within said external resonator.

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