Patent ID: 7079559
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: H01S

Abstract:
1. An optical semiconductor device for mounting to an optical bench, said optical semiconductor device having a vertical orientation with a top side and a bottom side such that said optical semiconductor device is mounted top side down on said optical bench, said optical semiconductor device comprising: an active region in an active mesa; a P layer; at least one P bond pad electrically coupled to said P layer and located at a certain vertical position relative to said active region on a mesa different from said active mesa; an N layer; and at least one N bond pad electrically coupled to said N layer and located at said certain vertical position relative to said active region on a mesa different from said active mesa; wherein said at least one P bond pad and said at least one N bond pad reside on said top side; and wherein either said P layer or said N layer is above said certain vertical position.