Laser diode chip and flip chip type laser diode package structure
A flip chip type laser diode includes a first substrate, a first semiconductor layer disposed on the first substrate, an emitting layer disposed on one part of the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the emitting layer and forming a ridge mesa, a current conducting layer disposed on another part of the first semiconductor layer, a patterned insulating layer covering the second semiconductor layer and the current conducting layer and including a first zone and a second zone which respectively expose a part of the current conducting layer and a part of the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode respectively disposed on the first zone and the second zone. A projection of the ridge mesa projected to the first substrate covers a part of projections of the first electrode and the second electrode projected to the first substrate.
1. A flip chip type laser diode package structure, comprising:
a flip chip type laser diode, comprising:
a first substrate;
a first semiconductor layer, disposed on the first substrate;
an emitting layer, disposed on a part of the first semiconductor layer;
a second semiconductor layer, disposed on the emitting layer and forming a ridge mesa;
at least one current conducting layer, disposed on a part of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the at least one current conducting layer is electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer and isolated from the second semiconductor layer;
a patterned insulating layer, covering the first semiconductor layer, the emitting layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the at least one current conducting layer and comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone exposes a part of the at least one current conducting layer, and the second zone exposes a part of the second semiconductor layer;
a first electrode, disposed in the first zone of the patterned insulating layer; and
a second electrode, disposed in the second zone of the patterned insulating layer, wherein a projection of the ridge mesa projected to the first substrate respectively covers a part of a projection of the first electrode and a part of a projection of the second electrode projected to the first substrate, wherein polarity of the first electrode and polarity of the second electrode are reversed, and the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed at the same side of the first substrate; and
a package substrate; wherein the flip chip type laser diode is flipped on and electrically connected with the package substrate, the package substrate comprising:
a second substrate;
a third electrode, disposed on a part of the second substrate and contacting the first electrode; and
a fourth electrode, disposed on a part of the second substrate and kept a distance from the third electrode, wherein the fourth electrode contacts the second electrode.
2. The flip chip type laser diode package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one current conducting layer is one, and the current conducting layer is located at one side of the ridge mesa.
3. The flip chip type laser diode package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one current conducting layer is two, and the two current conducting layers are located at two sides of the ridge mesa.
4. The flip chip type laser diode package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the flip chip type laser diode crosscuts the ridge mesa and the at least one current conducting layer, and a width of the cross-section of the flip chip type laser diode is less than 100 micrometers.
5. The flip chip type laser diode package structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the flip chip type laser diode crosscuts the ridge mesa and the at least one current conducting layer, a ratio between a width of the ridge mesa and a width of the cross-section of the flip chip type laser diode is approximately from 0.01 to 0.5, and a range of the width of the ridge mesa is approximately from 1 to 50 micrometers.