SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

A semiconductor light-emitting apparatus that has high luminous efficiency and a high breakdown voltage as well as reduced breakdown voltage variation among lots. The semiconductor light-emitting apparatus includes a first clad layer and a second clad layer. An average dopant concentration of the second clad layer is lower than that of the first clad layer. The light-emitting apparatus also includes an active layer having an average dopant concentration of 2×1016 to 4×1016 cm−3. The active layer is made of (AlyGa1-y)xIn1-xP (0<x≦̸1, 0≦̸y≦̸1). The light-emitting apparatus also includes a third clad layer, and a second-conducting-type semiconductor layer made of Ga1-xInxP (0≦̸x<1). If d is the layer thickness of the second clad layer (nm) and Nd1 is the average dopant concentration of the second clad layer (cm−3), then d≧1.2×Nd1×10−15+150 is satisfied.