Patent ID: 9407064
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B82Y,H01S

Claim Text:
1. A light-emitting device comprising: a light-emitting structure; a surrounding structure surrounding the light-emitting structure; at least two connecting structures, each of the at least two connecting structures being connected to the light-emitting structure and the surrounding structure, wherein at least two gaps are disposed between the light-emitting structure and the surrounding structure; an upper electrode; and a compound-semiconductor surface consisting of compound semiconductor material; wherein the light-emitting structure comprises: a light-emitting-structure active region having an active-region compositional layer configuration; a light-emitting-structure first region disposed above a substrate of the light-emitting device and below the light-emitting-structure active region, the light-emitting structure first region having a first-region compositional layer configuration; a light-emitting-structure second region disposed above the light-emitting-structure active region, the light-emitting-structure second region comprising: a light-emitting-structure-second-region first portion having a second-region-first-portion compositional layer configuration; a light-emitting-structure-second-region second portion; and a light-emitting-structure-second-region third portion having a second-region-third-portion compositional layer configuration; wherein the light-emitting-structure-second-region first portion is disposed above the light-emitting-structure active region and below the light-emitting-structure-second-region second portion; wherein the light-emitting-structure-second-region second portion is disposed above the light-emitting-structure-second-region first portion and below the light-emitting-structure-second-region third portion, the light-emitting-structure-second-region second portion comprising a current-constriction region and a light-emitting-structure insulation region, the light-emitting-structure insulation region surrounding the current-constriction region; and wherein the light-emitting-structure-second-region third portion is disposed above the light-emitting-structure-second-region second portion; wherein each of the at least two connecting structures comprises: a connecting-structure active region having the active-region compositional layer configuration; a connecting-structure first region disposed above the substrate of the light-emitting device and below the connecting-structure active region, the connecting-structure first region having the first-region compositional layer configuration; a connecting-structure second region disposed above the connecting-structure active region, the connecting-structure second region comprising: a connecting-structure-second-region first portion having the second-region-first-portion compositional layer configuration; a connecting-structure-second-region second portion; and a connecting-structure-second-region third portion having the second-region-third-portion compositional layer configuration; wherein the connecting-structure-second-region first portion is disposed above the connecting-structure active region and below the connecting-structure-second-region second portion; wherein the connecting-structure-second-region second portion is disposed above the connecting-structure-second-region first portion and below the connecting-structure-second-region third portion, the connecting-structure-second-region second portion comprising a connecting-structure insulation region; and wherein the connecting-structure-second-region third portion is disposed above the connecting-structure-second-region second portion; wherein the surrounding structure comprises: a surrounding-structure active region having the active-region compositional layer configuration; a surrounding-structure first region disposed above the substrate of the light-emitting device and below the surrounding-structure active region, the surrounding-structure first region having the first-region compositional layer configuration; a surrounding-structure second region disposed above the surrounding-structure active region, the surrounding-structure second region comprising: a surrounding-structure-second-region first portion having the second-region-first-portion compositional layer configuration; a surrounding-structure-second-region second portion; and a surrounding-structure-second-region third portion having the second-region-third-portion compositional layer configuration; wherein the surrounding-structure-second-region first portion is disposed above the surrounding-structure active region and below the surrounding-structure-second-region second portion; wherein the surrounding-structure-second-region second portion is disposed above the surrounding-structure-second-region first portion and below the surrounding-structure-second-region third portion, the surrounding-structure-second-region second portion comprising a surrounding-structure insulation region; and wherein the surrounding-structure-second-region third portion is disposed above the surrounding-structure-second-region second portion; wherein the upper electrode is disposed directly on at least a portion of the compound-semiconductor surface, the compound-semiconductor surface corresponding to a surface of the second-region-third-portion compositional layer configuration; and wherein the upper electrode is disposed a minimum lateral distance away from a projection of an outer edge of the current-constriction region onto an upper surface of the light-emitting-structure-second-region third portion, the minimum lateral distance being greater than zero.