Improved semiconductor lasers and method for making the same

摘要

A semiconductor laser diode (30), comprising a waveguide being terminated by a back facet (34) and a front facet (33). These facets (33, 34) comprise a front facet coating (31B) and a back facet coating (21A) having a reflectivity providing for controlled decoupling of light at said front facet (33) from the standing lightwave in said waveguide. The front facet coating (31B) comprises a stack of layers providing for a phase shift of the standing lightwave within said waveguide such that the intensity of the lightwave at said front facet (33), where light it is decoupled from said standing lightwave, has a relative minimum. <IMAGE>