A low threshold 1.3-mu-m InGaAsP MQW laser array has been fabricated on a p-type InP substrate considering compatibility with n / p / n type laser-driver circuits. The laser has a p / n-type current-blocking structure and is made entirely by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). A 10-channel laser array with a threshold current as low as 3.2 +/- 0.2 mA (per element) and a slope efficiency of 0.27 +/- 0.01 W / A is obtained.