Abstract: This invention deals with the fabrication of radiation emitting diodes having a small diameter shaped integral microlens formed by etching. Initially an oxide layer is deposited on the backside of the processed slice; then a ring pattern is opened in the oxide. An etch is used to form a ring groove with a mesa in the center. The center oxide dot over the mesa is removed and the etching continued to round off the edges of the mesa and to form a smooth shaped structure. Various shapes and diameters may be achieved with different ring dimensions and with different etch times.