Abstract

Unlike the development of lasers with 0.8-1.6-μm emission wavelengths, which has been stimulated by progress in optical fibers, lasers with wavelengths above 2 μm are now only in the very early developmental stages. Here we report on semiconductor materials with lattice-matched double-heterostructure configurations that are appropriate for lasers having such emission wavelengths and discuss the characteristics of lasers fabricated from these materials.

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