A monolithic semiconductor laser having plural semiconductor lasers having
different emission wavelengths from each other, including: a
semiconductor substrate; a first double hetero-structure formed within a
first area on the semiconductor substrate and having first clad layers
disposed above and below a first active layer; and a second double
hetero-structure formed within a second area on the semiconductor
substrate and having second clad layers disposed above and below a second
active layer. The first and second active layers are made of different
semiconductor materials from each other. The first clad layers above and
below the first active layer are of approximately the same semiconductor
materials and the second clad layers above and below the second active
layer are of approximately the same semiconductor materials.