We report optically pumped lasing at λ∼3.4 μm from an integrated absorber structure in which the electrons confined in the InAs quantum wells recombine with holes in adjacent InGaAsSb layers to provide the gain. This type-II laser exhibits an estimated photon-to-photon conversion rate of ∼24% at 85 K. The self-consistent empirical pseudopotential method calculations suggest that Coulomb attraction can lead to a strong enhancement in carrier overlap, and the resulting small shift in transition energy is consistent with that observed.
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