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  1. We report an investigation of V-coupled cavity interband cascade (IC) lasers (ICLs) emitting in the 3-μm wavelength range, employing various waveguide structures and coupler sizes. Type-II ICL devices with double-ridge waveguides exhibited wide tuning ranges exceeding 153 nm. Type-I ICL devices with deep-etched waveguides achieved single-mode emission with wavelength tunable over 100 nm at relatively high temperatures up to 250 K. All devices exhibited a side-mode suppression ratio higher than 30 dB. By comparing the performance of all devices with different sizes and configurations, a good tolerance against the structural parameter variations of the V-coupled cavity laser (VCCL) design is demonstrated, validating the advantages of the VCCL to achieve single-mode emission with wide tunability. 
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  2. InAs-based interband cascade (IC) lasers with improved optical confinement have achieved high-temperature operation with a threshold current density as low as 333 A/cm2 at 300 K for emission at 6003 nm. The threshold current density is the lowest ever reported among semiconductor mid-infrared lasers at similar wavelengths. These InAs-based IC devices lased in pulsed mode at temperatures up to 357 K near 6.28 μm. A narrow-ridge device was able to operate in continuous-wave mode at temperatures up to 293 K at 6.01 μm. 
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