Optoelectronic device having a P-contact and an N-contact located over a same side of a substrate and a method of manufacture therefor

摘要

The present invention provides an optoelectronic device that includes an optical active layer formed over a substrate and an active region formed in the optical active layer. The optoelectronic device further includes a P-contact and an N-contact formed over a same side of the substrate and associated with the active region, the N-contact is located within a trench formed in the optical active layer and contacts the substrate within the trench.