Semiconductor laser and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A semiconductor laser has a first conduction type clad layer, an active layer and a second conduction type clad layer formed on a first conduction type semiconductor substrate in this order. An inverted mesa-shaped ridge is formed on a part of the second conduction type clad layer and a first conduction type current stopping layer is formed on each side of the ridge. Each side of the inverted mesa-shaped ridge is curved into a concave surface in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the ridge.