Patent ID: 11921298
Assignee: II-VI DELAWARE, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. The monolithically formed laser and spot-size converter of claim 11, further comprising a lateral junction buried heterostructure (BH) formed in the laser, the lateral junction BH including:
a ridge structure that extends lengthwise along a waveguide axis, the active layer positioned within the ridge structure;
p-doped indium phosphide that extends lengthwise parallel to the waveguide axis, the p-doped indium phosphide positioned laterally adjacent to a first side of the ridge structure; and
n-doped indium phosphide that extends lengthwise parallel to the waveguide axis, the n-doped indium phosphide positioned laterally adjacent to a second side of the ridge structure that is opposite the first side.