Abstract

A semiconductor diode laser comprising an active layer (12) having multiple compressively strained quantum wells (54) of AlGaInAs sandwiched between barriers (52) of AlGaInAs lattice-matched to InP and of a precisely defined bandgap dependent on the composition of the quantum wells. The active layer is surrounded by oppositely doped cladding layers (48, 50, 52, 58, 60) so as to form an optical waveguide. The laser very efficiently emits 1.3-μm light, particularly at high operating temperatures.

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