Semiconductor laser device

摘要

A semiconductor laser device comprises: an active layer; a lower clad layer provided below the active layer; an upper clad layer provided above the active layer; and a current blocking layer, provided above the upper clad layer, for limiting an active region of the active layer in a direction along a width to make the active region of a striped form which has a wide portion and a narrow portion. According to the device, coherence of an oscillated laser beam is reduced, thereby to decrease a feedback induced noise when used for a pickup of an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus.