A
laser diode device operable at a one or more
wavelength ranges. The device has a first
waveguide provided on a non-polar or semipolar
crystal plane of
gallium containing material. In a specific embodiment, the first
waveguide has a first
gain characteristic and a first direction. In a specific embodiment, the first
waveguide has a first end and a second end and a first length defined between the first end and the second end. The device has a second waveguide provided on a non-polar or semipolar
crystal plane of
gallium containing material. In a specific embodiment, the second waveguide has a second
gain characteristic and a second direction. In a specific embodiment, the second waveguide has a first end, a second end, and a second length defined between the first end and the second end. In a specific embodiment, the second waveguide has the first end being coupled to the first end of the first waveguide. The second length is in a different direction from the second length. In a specific embodiment, the device has a cleaved region provided on the second end of the second waveguide, the cleaved region being perpendicular to the second direction of the second waveguide.