研究生: |
江文章 Wen-Jang Jiang |
---|---|
論文名稱: |
850nm選擇性氧化侷限垂直共振腔面射型雷射之研製 The study of 850 nm selective oxide-confined vertical cavity surface emitting lasers |
指導教授: |
吳孟奇
Meng-Chyi Wu |
口試委員: | |
學位類別: |
博士 Doctor |
系所名稱: |
電機資訊學院 - 電機工程學系 Department of Electrical Engineering |
論文出版年: | 2002 |
畢業學年度: | 90 |
語文別: | 中文 |
中文關鍵詞: | 氧化侷限 、垂直共振腔 、面射型雷射 |
外文關鍵詞: | oxidatuion, vertical cavity surface emitting laser, VCSEL, ITO |
相關次數: | 點閱:2 下載:0 |
分享至: |
查詢本校圖書館目錄 查詢臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統 勘誤回報 |
由於人們對頻寬的需求不斷持續增加,高速光纖網路的市場競爭戰火已經點燃,其中的代表就是資訊網路及乙太網路。這些系統之傳輸速率快速成長,現在已經達到了1.25Gb/s,而面射型雷射(VCSEL)已成為這些系統所採用的一種重要光源,它的頻寬已足以應付2.5Gb/s或以上的傳輸系統,甚至單一元件傳輸更可高達10Gb/s,其製程技術發展的重要改變為質子佈植(proton implantation)轉變成氧化侷限(Oxide confined),即使用一層高鋁組成AlxGa1-xAs (x=0.98) 在高溫高溼環境中進行氧化而形成面射型雷射的發光區(aperture),因為可以製成優異的電流侷限效果,其臨限電流遠比質子佈植型者更低,操作速度更快。
本論文主要在探討選擇性氧化侷限垂直共振腔面射型雷射之研製。首先以砷化鎵/砷化鋁鎵半導體材料為基礎,藉由改變不同折射率材料之介面組成、漸變厚度及漸變方式,設計出具有高反射率以及低元件串聯電阻之布拉格反射器,然後模擬於共振腔附近引進高鋁含量之砷化鋁鎵磊晶層於電場強度駐波結點位置做為氧化層,應用漸變折射率分離侷限異質接面結構於共振腔中以進一步降低串聯電阻,模擬出最佳特性之850nm氧化侷限垂直共振腔面射型雷射。
高鋁含量之砷化鋁鎵磊晶層的選擇性氧化為定義面射型雷射增益區之關鍵製程技術,改變高鋁含量、氧化溫度及氮氣流量等因素均會影響氧化速率,仔細探討氧化製程變因有助於建立穩定且高再現性之選擇性氧化製程技術。除此之外,我們應用可透光的銦錫氧化合金(Indium Tin Oxide, ITO)取代傳統不透光的鈦鉑金來製作P-型金屬電極,將元件結構以及雷射製程技術加以改進,使製程更為簡化而適合於大量生產,製作出具有良好發光效率之氧化侷限垂直共振腔面射型雷射。
In this thesis we first describe the difference between the edge emitting laser and the VCSEL, and we have introduced the progress of VCSELs. Since the oxide-confined VCSELs have excellent current confinement effect and many other native advantages than others, we have take our intention in the oxide-aperture current-confined VCSEL.
The theories about the oxide-aperture current-confined VCSEL have been introduced. We can maintain the effective reflectance while applying different graded interfaces with different grading methods and thickness into DBR structure. We also discuss how to align the cavity resonance and gain peak for designing a structure with better performance in higher temperature. At latter we take oxide aperture placement effect and GRINSCH structure into account and finish a VCSEL structure design.
Since the selective oxidation of AlGaAs layer is a key process technology of the oxide-confined VCSEL fabrication, we have taken some experiments to discuss the various about oxidation. We first demonstrate the oxidation process and equipment we used and state possible oxidation mechanism subsequently. We investigate some main variables affecting the oxidation rate just like the furnace temperature, the N2 flow rate, and the Al composition in oxide layer. Fortunately, we can obtain highly uniform oxide apertures by controlling the furnace temperature and the N2 flow rate accurately. The detail process to fabricate the oxide-confined VCSEL has been described latter. Some problems appear during the process have been discuss and improve. We have changed mesa structure from the air-post to the ring-trench. The almost same L-I curves of 4 neighboring chips show the highly stable process yield. We also have fabricated the oxide-confined VCSELs by filling Al metal into the ring trench of VCSELs, which can effectively increase the output power and enhance the high-temperature operation. The life-time test has improved the good output characteristics for these oxide-confined VCSELs.
While the connecting Ti-Au metal between ohmic contact and bonding pad has to cross the 5μm–depth ring trench, it is easy to being broken during the process. We have studied some new planarized structures to improve this problem. The ring-trench structure liking a letter "C" around the mesa with a 3 μm-width bridge is the best choice. We also have demonstrated the effect of indium tin oxide as a p-type ohmic contact for the 850 nm GaAs oxide-confined VCSELs with this structure. The ITO film can be formed as a good ohmic contact without any annealing and exhibits a high optical transparency and high electrical conductivity. The oxide-confined VCSELs with ITO contact can be fabricated in a much simple photolithographic process and are more suitable to the fiber connection than the edge-emitting laser.
References
[1] H. Soda, K. Iga, C. Kitahara, and Y. Suematus, “GaInAsP/InP surface emitting injection lasers,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol. 18, pp. 2329-2330, 1979.
[2] K. Iga, S. Ishikawa, S. Ohkouchi, and T. Nishimura, “Room-temperature pulsed oscillation of GaAlAs/GaAs surface-emitting injection laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 45, pp.348-350, 1984.
[3] F. Koyama, S. Kinoshita, and K. Iga, “Room-temperature continuous wave lasing characteristics of GaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 55, pp.221-222, 1989.
[4] P. L. Gourley, K. L. Lear, and J. R. P. Schneider, “A different mirror,” IEEE Spectrum, vol. 31, pp. 31-37, 1994.
[5] W. T. Tsang, “Self-terminating thermal oxidation of AlAs epilayers grown on GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 426–429, 1978.
[6] J. M. Dallesasse, N. Holonyak, Jr., A. R. Sugg, T. A. Richard, and N. El-Zein, “Hydrolyzation oxidation of AlxGa1-xAs-AlAs-GaAs quantum well heterostructures and superlattices,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 57, pp. 2844–2846, 1990.
[7] J. M. Dallesasse and N. Holonyak, Jr., “Native-oxide stripe-geometry AlxGa1-xAs-GaAs quantum well heterostructure lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 58, pp. 394–396, 1991.
[8] F. A. Kish, S. J. Caracci, N. Holonyak, Jr., J. M. Dallesasse, K. C. Hsieh, M. J. Ries, S. C. Smith, and R. D. Burnham, “Planar native-oxide index-guided AlxGa1-xAs-GaAs quantum well heterostructure lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 59, pp. 1755–1757, 1991.
[9] S. A. Maranowski, A. R. Sugg, E. I. Chen, and N. Holonyak, Jr., “Native oxide top- and bottom-confined narrow stripe p-n AlyGa1-yAs-GaAs-InxGa1-xAs quantum well heterostructure laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 63, pp. 1660–1662, 1993.
[10] D. L. Huffaker, D. G. Deppe, K. Kumar, and T. J. Rogers, “Native-oxide defined ring contact for low threshold vertical-cavity lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 65, pp. 97–99, 1994.
[11] K. D. Choquette, R. P. Schneider, Jr., K. L. Lear, and K. M. Geib, “Low threshold voltage vertical-cavity lasers fabricated by selective oxidation,” Electron. Lett., vol. 30, pp. 2043–2044, 1994.
[12] K. D. Choquette, K. L. Lear, R. P. Schneider, Jr., K. M. Geib, J. J. Figiel, and R. Hull, “Fabrication and performance of selectively oxidized vertical-cavity lasers,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 7, pp. 1237–1239, 1995.
[13] W. W. Chow, K. D. Choquette, M. H. Crawford, K. L. Lear, and G. R. Hadley, “ Design, fabrication, and performance of infrared and visible vertical-cavity surface- emitting lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 33, pp. 1810-1824, 1997.
[14] K. D. Choquette, H. Q. Hou, “Vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers: Moving from reach to manufacturing,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 85, pp. 1730-1739, 1997.
[15] M. Born and E. Wolf, Principles of Optics. Elmsford, NY: Pergamon, 1984.
[16] S. W. Corzine, R.H. Yan, and L.A. Coldren, “A tanh substitution technique for the analysis of abrupt and graded interface multilayer dielectric stacks.” IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 27, Sep. 1991.
[17] H. A. Haus, Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
[18] G. P. Agrawal and N. K. Dutta, Long-Wavelength Semiconductor Lasers. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.
[19] R. S. Geels, S. W. Corzine, and L. A. Coldren, “ InGaAs Vertical- Cavity Surface-emitting Lasers.” IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 1359-1367, June 1991.
[20] K. Tai, L. Yang, Y. H. Wang, J. D. Wynn, and A. Y. Cho, “Drastic reduction of series resistance in doped semiconductor distributed Bragg reflectors for surface-emitting lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 62, pp.2496-2498,1990.
[21] S. A. Chalmers, K. L. Lear, and K. P. Killeen, “Low resistance wavelength-reproducible p-type (Al,Ga)As distributed Bragg reflectors grown by molecular bean epitaxy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 62, pp.1585-1587, 1993.
[22] K. L. Lear, R. P. Schneider, K. D. Choquette, S. P. Kilcoyne, J. J. Figiel, and J. C. Zolper, “Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with 21% efficiency by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 1053-1055, 1994.
[23] S. W. Corzine, R. S. Geels, J. W. Scott, R.-H. Yan, and L. A. Coldren, “Design of Fabry–Perot surface-emitting lasers with a periodic gain structure,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 25, pp. 1513–1524, 1989.
[24] K. Y. Lau, P. L. Derry, and A. Yariv, “ Ultimate limit in low threshold quantum well GaAlAs semiconductor lasers.” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 52, pp. 88-90, Jan. 1988.
[25] Martin. A. Afromowitz, “Refractive index of Ga1-xAlxAs,” Solid State Communications, Vol.15, pp. 59-63, 1974.
[26] B. Tell, K. F. Brown-Goebeler, R. E. Leibenguth, F. M. Baez, and Y. H. Lee, “ Temperature dependence of GaAs-AlGaAs vertical cavity surface emitting lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 60, pp. 683-685, 1992.
[27] W. W. Chow, S. W. Koch, and M. S. III, Semiconductor-Laser Physics. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1994.
[28] M. J. Nobel, J. H. Shin, K. D. Choquette, J. P. Loehr, J. A. Lott, and Y. H. Lee, “Calculation and measurement of Resonant-mode blueshifts in oxide-aperture VCSEL’s,” IEEE Photon. Techno. Lett., vol. 10, pp. 475-477, 1998.
[29] S. M. Sze, Semiconductor Devices Physics and Technology. John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1985.
[30] A. E. Bond, P. D. Dapkus, J. D. O’Brien, “Aperture placement effects in oxide-defined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers,” IEEE Phton. Technol. Lett., vol. 10, pp. 1362-1364, 1998.
[31] E. R. Hegblom, D. I. Babic, B. J. Thibeault, L. A. Coldren, “Scattering losses from dielectric apertures in vertical-cavity lasers,” IEEE J. Select. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 3, pp. 379-389, 1997.
[32] H. K. Bissessur, F. Koyama, and K. Iga, “Modeling of oxide-confined vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers,” IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron., vol. 3, pp. 344-352, April, 1997.
[33] B. J. Thibeault, E. R. Hegblom, P. D. Floyd, R. Naone, Y. Akulova, and L. A. Coldren, “Reduced optical scattering loss in vertical-cavity lasers using s thin (300Å) oxide aperture,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 593-595, 1996.
[34] K. D. Choquette, K. M. Geib , C. I. H. Ashby, R. D. Twesten, O. Blum, H. Q. Hou, D. M. Follstaedt, B. E. Hammons, D. Mathes, R. Hull, “ Advances in selective wet oxidation of AlGaAs alloys,” IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron., vol. 3, pp. 916-926, 1997.
[35] K. D. Choquette, K. M. Geib, H. C. Chui, B. E. Hammons, H. Q. Hou, and T. J. Drummond, “Selective oxidation of buried AlGaAs versus AlAs layers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 69, pp.1385-1387, 1996.
[36] N. Holonyak, Jr, and J. M. Dallesasse, U.S. Patent 5 262 360, 1993.
[37] K. D. Choquette, R. P. Schneider, Jr., K. L. Lear, and K. M. Geib, “Low threshold voltage vertical-cavity lasers fabricated by selective oxidation,” Electron. Lett., vol. 30, pp. 2043–2044, 1994.
[38] Carol I. H. Ashby, M. M. Bridges, A. A. Allerman, B. E. Hammons, and H. Q. Hou,” Origin of the time dependence of wet oxidation of AlGaAs,”Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 75, pp. 73-75, 1999.
[39] B. E. Deal and A. S. Grove, J. Appl. Phys. vol. 36, pp. 3770, 1965.
[40] T. Langenfelder, St. Schröder, and H. Grothe, “Lateral oxidation of buried AlxGa1-xAs layers in wet ambient,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 82, pp. 3548-3551, 1997.
[41] M. Ochiai, G. E. Giudice, H. Temkin, J. W. Scott, and T. M. Cockerill, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 68, pp. 1898, 1996.
[42] S. A. Feld, J. P. Loehr, R. E. Sherriff, J. Miemeri, and R. Kaspi, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett., vol. 10, pp. 197, 1998.
[43] R. D. Twesten, D. M. Follstaedt, and K. D. Choquette, Proc. SPIE 3003, 55 (1997).
[44] C. I. H. Ashby, J. P. Sullivan, K. D. Choquette, K. M. Geib, and H. Q. Hou, “Wet oxidation of AlGaAs: The role of hydrogen,” J. Appl. Phys., 1997.
[45] O. Kubaschewski, C. B. Alcock and P. J. Spencer, Materials Thermo-chemistry. London, U.K., Pergamon, 1993.
[46] R. D. Twesten, D. M. Follstaedt, K. D. Choquette, and R. P. Schneider, Jr., “Microstructure of laterally oxidized AlxGa1-xAs layers in vertical-cavity lasers,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 69, pp. 19-21, 1996.
[47] S. A. Feld, J. P. Loehr, R. E. Sherriff, J. Wiemeri, and R. Kaspi, “In-situ optical monitoring of AlAs wet oxidation using a novel low-temperature low-pressure steam furnace design,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 10, pp. 197-199, 1998.
[48] Grabherr M, Jager R, Michalzik R, Weigl B, Reiner G, Ebeling KJ. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 9, pp. 1304, 1997.
[49] Huffaker DL, Graham LA, Deng H, Deppe DG. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 974, 1996.
[50] Jager R, Grabherr M, Jung C, Michalzik R, Reiner G, Weigl B, Ebeling KJ. Electron. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 330, 1997.
[51] Lear KL, Choquette KD, Schneider RP, Jr., Kilcoyne SP, Geib KM. Electron. Lett., vol. 31, pp. 208, 1995.
[52] Schnitzer P, Fiedler U, Grabherr M, Jung C, Reiner G, Zick W, Ebeling KJ. Electron. Lett., vol. 32, pp. 2145, 1996.
[53] Weijtens CHL. J. Electrochem. Soc., vol. 138, pp. 3432, 1991.
[54] O’Mara WC. in Liquid Crystal Flat Panel Displays: Manufacturing Science and Technology, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1993, p. 73.
[55] Wu MC, Lin JF, Jou MJ, Chang CM, Lee BJ. IEEE Electron Device Lett., vol. 16, pp. 482, 1995.
[56] Matin MC, Jezierski AF, Bashar SA, Lacklison DE, Benson TM, Cheng TS, Robers JS, Sale TE, Orton, JW, Foxon CT, Rezazadeh AA. Electron Lett., vol. 30, pp.318, 1994.
[57] Thornton R, Zou Y, Tramontana J, Crawford MH, Schneider RP, Choquette KD. in LEOS’95, San Francisco, CA, 1995, pp. 108-109.
[58] Chua CL, Thornton RL, Treat DW, Yang VK, Dunnrowicz CC. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 9, pp. 551, 1997.