摘要 |
The present invention relates to a vertical cavity surface emitting laser device comprising a plurality of semiconductor layers formed upon a substrate and capable of emitting a laser beam of a selected wavelength and a selected polarization, wherein said polarization is established by the presence of stress inducing elements disposed on said free surface of the laser device which induce a stress in the active layers of the laser device. The stress inducing elements are made of a material having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the material which comprises the surface layer of the laser device.
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