Semiconductor light emitting element

摘要

A semiconductor light emitting element has a semiconductor laminating structure formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a junction portion formed in parallel with a semiconductor substrate face; a light generating portion formed in the vicinity of the junction portion such that an electric current can be injected into the light generating portion; a light emitting end face approximately perpendicular to the junction portion and approximately having an arc or hyperbolic shape in a direction parallel to the semiconductor substrate face; and an electrode for electric current injection formed in an upper portion of the semiconductor laminating structure and arranged in a position separated from at least a center of curvature of the arc light emitting end face. The semiconductor light emitting element has a shape of the light emitting portion and a layer structure capable of controlling a radiant angle of light. Since the light emitting end face is formed in an arc shape, a full angle at half maximum of emitted light in a horizontal direction with respect to the substrate face can be reduced in comparison with a case in which the light emitting end face has a linear shape. Optical coupling efficiency with respect to an optical fiber and a lens system can be improved.