Abstract
We have recently reported on the fabrication, for the first time, of GaAs-GaAℓAs injection lasers on semi-insulating substrates [1]. Such lasers will be necessary for integration into complex monolithic optical circuits where individual active components need be electrically insulated from each other [2]. In the reported laser the gain region was limited transversely to a narrow stripe by the current crowding effect. It oscillated in a number of transverse modes making for unstable spatial and spectral characteristics. These instabilities were largely eliminated by resorting to lateral injection of current from a zinc diffused P+ region. The resulting lasers, in addition to their stability, have very low threshold currents.
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