Patent ID: 7629670

Claim:
A radiation-emitting semiconductor component with a layer structure comprising an n-doped confinement layer doped with a first n-dopant, a p-doped confinement layer, and an active, photon-emitting layer disposed between said n-doped confinement layer and said p-doped confinement layer, and doped with a second n-dopant different from the first n-dopant, wherein at least one layer of the layer structure is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of AlInGaP, AlGaAs, InGaAlAs, and InGaAsP, a first waveguide layer doped with said second n-dopant is disposed between said active layer and said n-doped confinement layer, and a second waveguide layer is disposed between said active layer and said p-doped confinement layer, and the first waveguide layer comprises a single layer that is doped with the second n-dopant and adjoins the active layer.