The present invention provides an optical device integrating an active
device with a passive device without any butt joint structure between two
devices. The optical integrated device of the invention includes a GaAs
substrate, first and second cladding layers, and an active layer
sandwiched by the first and second cladding layers. These layers are
disposed on the GaAs substrate. The GaAs substrate provides a first
region and a second region. The active layer comprises of the first
active layer disposed on the first region and the second active layer
disposed on the second region of the GaAs substrate. The first active
layer has a quantum well structure whose band-gap energy smaller than 1.3
eV, while the second active layer has a quantum well structure whose
band-gap energy is greater than that of the first active layer.