Patent ID: 9640949
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H01L,H01S

Claim:
1. A method for assembling a gallium and nitrogen containing optical device operable as a laser diode, the method comprising: providing a gallium and nitrogen containing material having a width and a length, the width of the material being a distance between sides of the material and the length of the material being a distance between ends of the material, the material also having a p-type region and an n-side contact opposite the p-type region; a ridge waveguide configured to emit laser light, the ridge waveguide oriented substantially parallel to the length of the material, the ridge waveguide having a width that is less than the width of the material, where the width of the material is 70 microns or less; a pair of facets configured on the ends of the material, the pair of facets including a first facet configured at a first end of the material and a second facet configured at a second end of the material; and one or more wirebonding pads coupled to the n-side contact; and assembling a submount coupled to the material such that the p-type region of the material is facing the submount.