A light-emitting device includes semiconductor laser elements including first color-light-emitting laser elements that emit red light, arrayed in a matrix of M rows and N columns (where M≥2 and N≥3). The first color-light-emitting laser elements include two or more first semiconductor laser elements each having an emission peak wavelength of smaller than 647 nm±2 nm, two or more second semiconductor laser elements each having an emission peak wavelength of smaller than 643 nm±2 nm, and two or more third semiconductor laser elements each having an emission peak wavelength of smaller than 639 nm±2 nm. In the M rows and the N columns, in whole or in part, a semiconductor laser element other than the two or more first semiconductor laser elements is adjacent to any one of the two or more first semiconductor laser elements.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a layer made of Ge and a semiconductor multilayer structure grown on the layer made of Ge. The semiconductor multilayer structure includes at least one first layer comprising a material selected from a group consisting of Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-xAs, Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs, Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs.sub.1-zP.sub.z, Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs.sub.1-zN.sub.z, and Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs.sub.1-z-cN.sub.zP.sub.c, Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs.sub.1-z-cN.sub.zSb.sub.c, and Al.sub.xGa.sub.1-x-yIn.sub.yAs.sub.1-z-cP.sub.zSb.sub.c, wherein for any material a sum of the contents of all group-III elements equals 1 and a sum of the contents of all group-V elements equals 1. The semiconductor multilayer structure also includes at least one second layer comprising a material selected from a group consisting of GaInAsNSb, GaInAsN, AlGaInAsNSb, AlGaInAsN, GaAs, GaInAs, GaInAsSb, GaInNSb, GaInP, GaInPNSb, GaInPSb, GaInPN, AlInP, AlInPNSb, AlInPN, AlInPSb, AlGaInP, AlGaInPNSb, AlGaInPN, AlGaInPSb, GaInAsP, GaInAsPNSb, GaInAsPN, GaInAsPSb, GaAsP, GaAsPNSb, GaAsPN, GaAsPSb, AlGaInAs and AlGaAs.

An optical full-field transmitter for an optical communications network includes a primary laser source configured to provide a narrow spectral linewidth for a primary laser signal, and a first intensity modulator in communication with a first amplitude data source. The first intensity modulator is configured to output a first amplitude-modulated optical signal from the laser signal. The transmitter further includes a first phase modulator in communication with a first phase data source and the first amplitude-modulated optical signal. The first phase modulator is configured to output a first two-stage full-field optical signal. The primary laser source has a structure based on a III-V compound semiconductor.

A light source includes a laser diode device and a wavelength conversion member. The wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion element having voids and a dielectric element. The dielectric element fills the voids on a surface of the wavelength conversion element adjacent to the dielectric element. An output facet of the laser diode device is configured to output a laser beam of electromagnetic radiation. The laser beam is incident on a surface of the wavelength conversion member and a light is emitted from the wavelength conversion member. The light emission includes a mixture of wavelengths characterized by at least the second wavelength from the wavelength conversion member.

A monolithically integrated optical device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region configured on either a non-polar or semi-polar orientation. The device also has a first waveguide structure configured in a first direction overlying a first portion of the surface region. The device also has a second waveguide structure integrally configured with the first waveguide structure. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided. In various embodiments, the laser device includes plural laser emitters emitting green or blue laser light, integrated a substrate.

A light emitting device includes: a substrate including a main surface; a first projection positioned on the main surface, the first projection including an upper surface and first and second lateral surfaces, wherein the first lateral surface of the first projection comprises a first reflective part, and the second lateral surface of the first projection comprises a second reflective part; a first laser element positioned on the main surface at a first reflective part side with respect to the first projection, the first laser element being configured to irradiate first laser light to the first reflective part; a second laser element positioned on the main surface at a second reflective part side with respect to the first projection, the second laser element being configured to irradiate second laser light to the second reflective part; and a first optical member bonded to the upper surface of the first projection.

A light emitting device includes: a substrate including a main surface; a first projection positioned on the main surface, the first projection including an upper surface and first and second lateral surfaces, wherein the first lateral surface of the first projection comprises a first reflective part, and the second lateral surface of the first projection comprises a second reflective part; a first laser element positioned on the main surface at a first reflective part side with respect to the first projection, the first laser element being configured to irradiate first laser light to the first reflective part; a second laser element positioned on the main surface at a second reflective part side with respect to the first projection, the second laser element being configured to irradiate second laser light to the second reflective part; and a first optical member bonded to the upper surface of the first projection.

The invention relates to a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser comprising—a semiconductor body comprising an active region which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation, —a resonator which has a first end region and a second end region, and —a first sensor layer which is designed to measure the temperature of the semiconductor body, wherein the active region is located in the resonator in such a way that the electromagnetic radiation generated in the active region during operation is electromagnetic laser radiation, and —the first sensor layer is located in the first active end region of the resonator. The invention also relates to a method for operating a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser.

The invention relates to a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser comprising—a semiconductor body comprising an active region which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation, —a resonator which has a first end region and a second end region, and —a first sensor layer which is designed to measure the temperature of the semiconductor body, wherein the active region is located in the resonator in such a way that the electromagnetic radiation generated in the active region during operation is electromagnetic laser radiation, and —the first sensor layer is located in the first active end region of the resonator. The invention also relates to a method for operating a radiation-emitting semiconductor laser.