We have produced, by using liquid-phase epitaxy, 2.7 to 3.0-mu m laser
s based on InAsSbP double-heterostructures with different phosphorus c
ontents in the active and wide-gap regions. The lasers possess thresho
ld current density similar to 0.8 kA/cm(2) at 77 K and operate in the
pulsed mode up to similar to 124 K with maximum threshold current dens
ity 10-12 kA/cm(2). The lasers have a low series resistance similar to
0.45 Ohm. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.