High Temperature Characteristics of Nearly 1.2 µm GaInAs/GaAs/AlGaAs Lasers

Abstract
We have demonstrated a highly strained GaInAs/GaAs double quantum well laser operating at nearly 1.2 µm with AlGaAs cladding layers for the first time. Our previously reported high characteristic temperature of 150 K was improved to 202 K for a 410-µm-long broad-area GaInAs/GaAs/AlGaAs laser in the temperature range from 30°C to 70°C. The threshold current density of this laser was as low as 370 A/cm2.