InGaAsP/InGaP/GaAs separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) single quantu
m well (SQW) laser structures have been obtained by an improved liquid-phas
e epitaxy (LPE) process. Wide-contact stripe lasers have been fabricated wi
th threshold current density below 300 A/cm(2) and cavity length of 800 mum
. Finally, with the same grown wafers, 1-cm bar laser diode (LD) arrays are
made with 150 mum wide stripes and a maximum fill factor of 30%. Continuou
s wave (CW) power output of 20 W has been reached. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scienc
e Ltd. All rights reserved.