Abstract: The invention is directed to a vertically emitting laser and a method of manufacturing such a laser having a current aperture and a semiconductor relief. The semiconductor relief and the current aperture are defined in the same processing operation, thereby causing the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-aligned with respect to one another. In addition, such processing results in an area ratio of the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-scaling with respect to processing variations.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a vertically emitting laser and a method of manufacturing such a laser having a current aperture and a semiconductor relief. The semiconductor relief and the current aperture are defined in the same processing operation, thereby causing the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-aligned with respect to one another. In addition, such processing results in an area ratio of the semiconductor relief and the current aperture to be substantially self-scaling with respect to processing variations.

Abstract: The invention provides a method in which a fiber is held at a holding point arranged at a predetermined distance from the end face in such a way that the end face can perform a pivoting movement about the holding point. The end face of the fiber and the component are brought close to one another in the context of a coarse adjustment in such a way that a fine adjustment is subsequently effected between the component and the fiber in the context of an automatic self-centering by pivoting the fiber about the holding point.