Double channel semiconductor laser and method of fabricating it

摘要

The energization current of an indium phosphide or gallium arsenide double channel semiconductor laser is confined within a laser stripe by near and far current blocking arrangements. The near current blocking arrangements are formed by a blocking junction formed in two lateral channels delimiting the stripe. The far current blocking arrangements are formed by an iron-doped semi-insulative layer grown epitaxially before the lateral channels are etched. A particular application is to the fabrication of pump lasers used in optical amplifiers of optical fiber links.