True-green (11-22) plane optically pumped laser with cleaved m-plane facets

We present a detailed experimental study of optical property of green InGaN quantum wells and optically pumped lasers, with cleaved m-plane facets and a lasing wavelength in the range of 520-530 nm, grown on semipolar (11-22) planes. Taking advantage of low transparency carrier density of the lowest-energy valence band and overcoming low differential gain by minimizing the optical loss of the laser structure, we demonstrated a low threshold pumping power of 120 mW.