FIGS. 7A, 7A2 and 7B are side views of the example FIG. 7 embodiment.
FIG. 7A2 shows the etched holes 727 that allow the oxidation 731 to form, which confines the current into region 761 of FIG. 7B, for formation of laser beams 763.
Reference number 706 in FIG. 7A is a p mirror diffractive Bragg reflector (DBR) which has one or more layers in it with very high aluminum content 708 which when exposed to hot damp conditions oxidizes 708 confining the current to the areas 761 shown by FIG. 7B, which are where the laser beams come out. The N mirror DBR 709 has a conductive layer 705 to take the current flow out through the N metal ohmic contact 703 to the plating 782 (see FIG. 7C) which goes up and over the single ground mesa structure 718 (see FIG. 7A) to the solder 717 and electrically connecting to the N plating on the GSG waveguide 716 and into the N contact 715 of the waveguide.
