Semiconductor laser array

摘要

A semiconductor laser array has an array of a plurality of laser active sections mounted on a submount, with a common p-side electrode sandwiched therebetween. The laser active sections formed on a semiconductor substrate and separated from each other by separation channels are bonded onto the common p-side electrode in a junction-down fashion wherein the top layer of the laser active sections are bonded to the common p-side electrode. The semiconductor substrate are polished at the back surface for separation of the laser active sections from each other, followed by forming an n-side electrode for each of the laser active sections. The semiconductor laser array can be formed in a uniform thickness and can be driven by N-P-N transistor at a high speed.