A semiconductor laser is provided with: an active layer that excites a transverse electric (TE) mode and a transverse magnetic (TM) mode of light and constitutes at least a part of a resonator guiding the TE mode and the TM mode of light; and a diffraction grating as a frequency difference setting structure that sets the difference in oscillation frequency between the TE mode and the TM mode of light higher than a relaxation-oscillation frequency.

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 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 Bragg grating includes a lower waveguide layer, a middle waveguide layer disposed on the lower waveguide layer, an upper waveguide structure disposed on the middle waveguide layer opposite to the lower waveguide layer, and a buried layer. The upper waveguide structure includes upper waveguide elements that are arranged on a surface of the middle waveguide layer, and that are spaced apart from one another by cavities. The buried layer fills the cavity. The middle waveguide layer has a refractive index lower than that of each of the lower waveguide layer and the upper waveguide elements. The lower waveguide layer has a doping type the same as that of the middle waveguide layer. A method for manufacturing the Bragg grating is also provided.

A Distributed Feedback Laser (DFB) mounted on a Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit (Si PIC), the DFB having a longitudinal length which extends from a first end of the DFB laser to a second end of the DFB laser, the DFB laser comprising: an epi stack, the epi stack comprising: one or more active material layers; a layer comprising a partial grating, the partial grating extending from the second end of the DFB laser, only partially along the longitudinal length of the DFB laser such that it does not extend to the first end of the DFB laser; a highly reflective medium located at the first end of the DFB laser; and a back facet located at the second end of the DFB laser.

A laser structure, including: a dielectric matrix formed of a first material; a laser source formed within the dielectric matrix and formed of a semiconductor material; and a plurality of side confining features formed within the dielectric matrix and extending parallel to and along a length of the laser source. The plurality of side confining features are formed of the semiconductor material.

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 semiconductor device according to the present application includes a semiconductor substrate, an n-type first cladding layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, an n-type second cladding layer provided on the first cladding layer, an active layer provided on the second cladding layer, a p-type third cladding layer provided on the active layer, a surface electrode provided above the third cladding layer, a back surface electrode provided below the semiconductor substrate and a p-type diffusion prevention layer provided between the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer.

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 semiconductor optical integrated device according to the present invention includes a conductive substrate, a laser provided to the conductive substrate, a semi-insulating semiconductor layer provided on the conductive substrate, a photodiode provided on the semi-insulating semiconductor layer and a waveguide that is provided on the conductive substrate and guides output light of the laser to the photodiode, wherein an anode of the photodiode and a cathode of the photodiode are drawn from an upper surface side of the photodiode, and the waveguide and the photodiode are separated from each other by the semi-insulating semiconductor layer.