Provided are a semiconductor laser diode and a method of manufacturing the
same. The semiconductor laser diode includes a lower cladding layer
disposed on a substrate; a ridge including an optical waveguide layer, an
active layer, an upper cladding layer, and an ohmic contact layer, which
are sequentially stacked on the lower cladding layer, and having a
predetermined width, which is obtained by performing a channel etching
process on both sides of the ridge; an oxide layer disposed on surfaces
of the upper and lower cladding layer to control the width of the ridge;
a dielectric layer disposed on left and right channels of the ridge; an
upper electrode layer disposed on the entire surface of the resultant
structure to enclose the ridge and the dielectric layer; and a lower
electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate. The method
is simpler than a conventional process of manufacturing a semiconductor
laser diode. Also, by controlling a wet oxidation time, the width of a
ridge can be freely controlled and an ohmic contact layer can be
automatically formed.