Nonplanar large optical cavity GaAs/GaAlAs semiconductor laser

Abstract
We report pulsed room‐temperature operation of a nonplanar large optical cavity semiconductor laser. As a result of a single LPE growth in an etched channeled substrate, a curved cavity is created which guides the laser light in both transverse dimensions. Representative lasers exhibit 50‐mA thresholds, 40% differential quantum efficiency, 25‐mW power output without kinks, and stable near‐ and far‐field optical patterns.