Double Heterojunction AlGaAsP Quaternary Lasers

Stimulated emission in AlGaAsP is demonstrated. Double heterojunction AlGaAsP lasers grown from Ga solution on GaAsP substrates exhibit 300 °K thresholds as low as 104 A/cm2 (∼ 8450 A) and shift ∼ 450 A to shorter wavelength at 77 °K. In spite of its more complicated crystalline structure, solution‐grown AlGaAsP appears to exceed in quality vapor‐grown GaAsP.