Integrated GaAs-AlGaAs double-heterostructure lasers

Abstract
Integrated structures consisting of a double‐heterostructure GaAs‐AlGaAs etched‐mesa Fabry‐Perot laser coupled to a high‐purity GaAs waveguide have been fabricated and tested. Room‐temperature threshold current densities as low as 7.5 kA/cm2 for 1‐μm‐thick active layers were measured.