Light emitting device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorMasamitsu MOCHIZUKI
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Abstract
A light emitting device includes an active layer; at least a portion of the active layer constitutes a gain region. The gain region is continuous from a first end surface and a second end surface. The gain region includes a first portion extending from the first end surface to a first reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; a second portion extending from the second end surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed two-dimensionally; and a third portion extending from the first reflective surface to the second reflective surface in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first reflective surface as viewed two-dimensionally.
Claims13
A light emitting device comprising:
- an active layer forming a gain region that generates light;
- a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer that sandwich the active layer and confine the light in the active layer;
- and
- a first reflective part and a second reflective part reflecting the light generated by the gain region;
- wherein
- the gain region is continuous from a first end surface provided to a first side surface of the active layer to a second end surface provided to the first side surface;
- the gain region includes:
- a first portion extending from the first end surface to the first reflective part in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed from a stacking direction of the first cladding layer, the active layer, and the second cladding layer;
- a second portion extending from the second end surface to the second reflective part in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to the first side surface as viewed from the stacking direction;
- and
- a third portion extending from the first reflective part to the second reflective part in a direction tilted with respect to a normal to a first interface between the first reflective part and the gain region as viewed from the stacking direction;
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- the light generated by the gain region is emitted from the first end surface and the second end surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.