A modified multiple quantum barrier structure has been applied to a 630 nm band laser diode. The result is a laser exhibiting a high maximum operating temperature, of 74-degrees-C, and a low threshold current of 49 mA. These characteristics correspond to a 22-degrees-C increase in the operation temperature and over a 50% decrease in the threshold current, in comparison to an identical laser without a multiple quantum barrier. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that a significant decrease in the threshold current of a laser has been directly attributed to the influence of a multiple quantum barrier.