We have fabricated and studied a violet (lambda = 403 nm) vertical cavity s
urface emitting laser structure, composed of an InGaN multiple quantum well
active medium and a pair of high reflectivity dielectric mirrors. Lasing u
nder high repetition rate (76 MHz) pulsed optical pumping has been achieved
at temperatures up to T = 258 K at average pump power of approximately 30
mW. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)02813-8].