Abstract:
The document describes an edge-emitting semiconductor component comprising a semiconductor substrate layer and semiconductor layers that are epitaxially grown onto the semiconductor substrate layer. The semiconductor include an active zone and a waveguide layer. The semiconductor component according to the invention is characterized in that the active zone is designed to absorb pumped optical radiation of a first wavelength by multi-photon absorption and to generate an optical radiation of a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength.In addition, the document describes a system for frequency conversion with the semiconductor component and a pump laser diode, a method for operating a semiconductor component, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor component.