A semiconductor laser device and a method for the production of the same.

摘要

A semiconductor laser device comprising a first layer that is of a first conductivity type; a second layer that is disposed on the first layer, the second layer having a forbidden bandgap smaller than that of the first layer and having a refraction index larger than that of the first layer; a third layer that is of a second conductivity type, the third layer being disposed over the second layer, having a forbidden bandgap larger than that of the second layer, and having a refraction index smaller than that of the second layer; a fourth layer that functions as a quantum well, the fourth layer being disposed between the second and third layers and the thickness of the fourth layer being the de Broglie's wavelength or less; and at least one striped mesa, the lower portion of which is constituted by the third layer, wherein the fourth layer has a forbidden bandgap that is larger than that of the energy of photons generated by the second layer, and moreover the fourth layer has the etching characteristics that are different from those of the third layer positioned just above the fourth layer.