A visible double heterostructure-semiconductor laser comprising an InGaAs, InAlP, InAlAs, InAlSb or InGaSb layer, a first cladding layer on the InGaAs, InAlP, InAlAs, InAlSb or InGaSb layer; an active layer on the first cladding layer and a second cladding layer on the active layer, wherein a mixed crystal of, respectively InGaAs, InAlP, InAlAs, InAlSb or InGaSb is used, as a substrate crystal for growing of said InGaAs, InAlP, InAlAs, InAlSb or InGaSb layer thereon, and the composition ratio of the substrate crystal and of each of the layers is selected so as to result in the approximate coincidence between the lattice constant of the substrate crystal and the lattice constant of each of these layers, an energy difference of 0.2 eV or more between the direct transition and the indirect transition within said active layer, and an energy difference of 0.2 eV or more between the active layer and either of the first or the second cladding layers.