Strained-layer InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs buried-heterostructurelasers with nonabsorbingmirrors by selective-area MOCVD

Abstract
Design, fabrication and operation of strained-layer InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs buried-heterostructure (BH) lasers with nonabsorbing mirrors fabricated by selective-area epitaxy (SAE) are presented. The SAE-BH lasers with nonabsorbing mirrors operate at powers up to ~325 mW/facet (4 µm wide output aperture), which is a > 40% increase over conventional SAE-BH lasers.