Edge-emitting short-cavity lasers with deeply-etched Bragg mirrors were fab
ricated on a GaInAs/AlGaAs laser structure with a single active las er of s
elf-organised GaInAs quantum-dots. Continuous wave operation has been achie
ved down to cavity lengths of 16 mu m with a minimum threshold current of 1
.2mA for 30 mu m-long devices.