Patent ID: 7245646

Claim:
A surface-emitting type semiconductor laser including a first mirror, an active layer and a second mirror, the surface-emitting type semiconductor laser comprising: a columnar section including at least a portion of the second mirror; a first electrode formed above the first mirror or below the first mirror; a second electrode formed above the second mirror; a first dielectric layer formed around at least a portion of the columnar section and in contact with the columnar section; a heat radiating section formed around at least a portion of the columnar section through the first dielectric layer, wherein the heat radiating section is in an electrically floating state; a second dielectric layer formed around at least a portion of the columnar section and in contact with the columnar section, wherein the second electrode is formed above the second dielectric layer, and a film thickness of the second dielectric layer is greater than a film thickness of the first dielectric layer.