US Patent:
20110170569, Jul 14, 2011
Inventors:
Anurag Tyagi - Goleta CA, US
Robert M. Farrell - Goleta CA, US
Chia-Yen Huang - Goleta CA, US
Po Shan Hsu - Arcadia CA, US
Daniel A. Haeger - Goleta CA, US
Kathryn M. Kelchner - Santa Barbara CA, US
Hiroaki Ohta - Goleta CA, US
Shuji Nakamura - Santa Barbara CA, US
Steven P. DenBaars - Goleta CA, US
James S. Speck - Goleta CA, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:
H01S 5/323
H01L 33/02
H01L 33/60
H01S 5/00
H01S 5/183
US Classification:
372 45013, 438 46, 438 29, 372 4401, 257E33023, 257E33068
Abstract:
A semipolar {20-21} III-nitride based laser diode employing a cavity with one or more etched facet mirrors. The etched facet mirrors provide an ability to arbitrarily control the orientation and dimensions of the cavity or stripe of the laser diode, thereby enabling control of electrical and optical properties of the laser diode.