InGaAsP-InP planar-stripe lasers fabricated by wet chemical etching

Abstract
InGaAsP‐InP planar‐stripe lasers are fabricated monolithically, in which cavity mirrors are formed by wet chemical etching and planar stripes are aligned along the [100] direction. The lasers emit light at ∼1.5 μm. The lowest threshold current density of these lasers is almost the same as that of conventionally fabricated cleaved‐mirror lasers.