Patent 7542497 was granted and assigned to BinOptics on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A process for fabricating lasers capable of emitting blue light wherein a GaN wafer is etched to form laser waveguides and mirrors using a temperature of over 500° C. and an ion beam in excess of 500 V in CAIBE, and wherein said laser waveguide has inwardly angled sidewalls.