A waveguide (10) is provided having a two-dimensional optical wavelength Bragg grating (20) embedded within a semiconductor laser medium (16). More particularly, the waveguide (10) includes an active region (16) sandwiched between n-doped and p-doped cladding layers (14, 22). The two-dimensional Bragg grating (20) is formed in the active region (16). Upper and lower electrodes (24, 26) are defined on opposite sides of the cladding layers (14, 22) to complete the waveguide structure (10). The two-dimensional grating (20) provides simultaneous frequency selective feedback for mode control in both the longitudinal and lateral directions.