Applied Physics Letters · 1982 · 83 citations · 9 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesLaser DiodesLaser PhysicsSemiconductor HeterostructuresSemiconductor LasersWide-bandgap Semiconductor DevicesWide-bandgap SemiconductorsCurrentsDevice FabricationFabricationHeterostructure DevicesHeterostructure LasersIntegrated Semiconductor LasersLow-threshold Current LasersSemiconductor Laser Fabrication
A simple fabrication technique for GaInAsP/InP buried heterostructure lasers has been developed based on a newly observed mass transport phenomenon on chemically etched InP mesas. Threshold currents as low as 9.0 mA have been obtained.
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