An array of monolithic wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) with spatially varying gain peak and Fabry Perot wavelength is provided. Each VCSEL includes a lower distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), a Fabry Perot tuning/current spreading layer, and a structure comprising a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer sandwiched between a lower separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) layer and an upper SCH layer. The structure is sandwiched between the DBR and the Fabry Perot tuning/current spreading layer. Each MQW experiences a different amount of quantum well intermixing and concomitantly a different wavelength shift. Each VCSEL further includes a top mirror on the Fabry Perot tuning/current spreading layer. A method is also provided for manufacturing the array.

An array of monolithic wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) is provided with quantum well intermixing. Each VCSEL includes a bottom distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), an upper distributed Bragg reflector, and a laser cavity therebetween. The laser cavity includes a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer sandwiched between a lower separate confinement heterostructure (SCH) and an upper SCH layer. Each MQW region experiences a different amount of quantum well intermixing and concomitantly a different lasing wavelength shift.

A laser chip including a plurality of stripes is disclosed, where a laser stripe can be grown with an initial optical gain profile, and its optical gain profile can be shifted by using an intermixing process. In this manner, multiple laser stripes can be formed on the same laser chip from the same epitaxial wafer, where at least one laser stripe can have an optical gain profile shifted relative to another laser stripe. For example, each laser stripe can have a shifted optical gain profile relative to its neighboring laser stripe, thereby each laser stripe can emit light with a different range of wavelengths. The laser chip can emit light across a wide range of wavelengths. Examples of the disclosure further includes different regions of a given laser stripe having different intermixing amounts.