Metamorphic InGaAs Quantum Well Laser Diodes at 1.5μm on GaAs Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

We report a 1.5-μm InGaAs/GaAs quantum well laser diode grown by molecular beam epitaxy on InGaAs metamorphic buffers. At 150K, for a 1500×10μm2 ridge waveguide laser, the lasing wavelength is centred at 1.508μm and the threshold current density is 667A/cm2 under pulsed operation. The pulsed lasers can operate up to 286K.