Patent ID: 7616675

Claim:
A surface-emitting semiconductor laser device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first reflective layer composed of a multilayer film formed over the semiconductor substrate; a first conductive layer of a first conductivity-type formed over the first reflective layer; a luminescent layer formed over a part of the first conductive layer; an insulating layer formed over a side surface of the luminescent layer over the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer of a second conductivity-type with a polycrystal formed over the insulating layer and the luminescent layer; a second reflective layer composed of a multilayer film formed over the second conductive layer so as to be located immediately above the luminescent layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive layer; and a second electrode formed over the second conductive layer; wherein the second conductive layer is one of a second conductive-type silicon layer and a second conductivity-type silicon compound.