Patent ID: 6828591
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor light emitting device, comprising the steps of:forming a wurtzite-type compound semiconductor layer on a substrate oriented along a principal plane such that a difference-in-height portion is formed in a surface of the wurtzite-type compound semiconductor; forming a crystal growth layer at least a portion of which is oriented along an inclined plane inclined with respect to the principal plane by crystal growth on the surface; applying a first conductive cladding layer, an active layer, and a second conductive layer in a stacked arrangement along a region extending in parallel to said inclined plane; forming a first mask material layer, forming a first window region in the first mask material layer, and forming a first electrode layer through the first window region; and forming a second mask material layer, forming a second window region in the second mask material layer at a position different from that of the first window region, and forming a second electrode layer through the second window region; wherein one or more light emission regions having different characteristics are formed by using the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.