摘要:
A method for fabricating a light receiving device includes: preparing a first substrate product which includes a semiconductor region having a common semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor laminate for a photodiode, a second semiconductor laminate for a waveguide, and a butt-joint between the first semiconductor laminate and the second semiconductor laminate, the first laminate and the second semiconductor laminate being disposed on the common semiconductor layer; etching the first substrate product with a first mask to form a second substrate product having a photodiode mesa structure produced from the first semiconductor laminate and a preliminary mesa structure produced from the second semiconductor laminate; etching the second substrate product with the first mask and a second mask, formed on the photodiode mesa structure; to produce a waveguide mesa structure from the preliminary mesa structure, and the waveguide mesa structure having a height larger than that of the preliminary mesa structure.
摘要:
An integrated optical semiconductor device includes a substrate including first and second regions; a plurality of light receiving devices disposed in the second region; a multimode interference coupler disposed in the first region, the multimode interference coupler including output optical waveguides optically coupled to the corresponding light receiving devices; first and second conductive layers disposed on a back surface of the substrate in the first and second regions, respectively; and a plurality of capacitors disposed in the second region, each of the capacitors including a first electrode connected to one of the light receiving devices and a second electrode connected to the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is electrically insulated from the first conductive layer. The substrate is made of a semi-insulating semiconductor. The multimode interference coupler and the light receiving devices include the same n-type semiconductor layer disposed on a principal surface of the substrate.
摘要:
A method for producing a spot-size convertor includes the steps of preparing a substrate; forming a stacked semiconductor layer including first and second core layers on the substrate; forming a mesa structure by etching the stacked semiconductor layer using a first mask, the mesa structure including a side surface and a bottom portion of the first core layer; forming a protective mask covering the side surface; etching the bottom portion using the protective mask to form a top mesa; and forming a bottom mesa by etching the second core layer using a second mask. The top mesa includes the first core layer and a portion having a mesa width gradually reduced in a first direction of a waveguide axis. The bottom mesa includes the second core layer and a portion having a mesa width gradually reduced in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an optical semiconductor device includes the steps of preparing a substrate product including a semiconductor layer, a mesa structure, and a protective layer; forming a buried layer composed of a resin on the substrate product; forming a first opening in the buried layer on the mesa structure; forming a second opening in the buried layer on the semiconductor layer; exposing the mesa structure and the semiconductor layer by etching the protective layer; forming a first electrode in the first opening; and forming a second electrode in the second opening. The step of forming the second opening includes a first etching step including etching the buried layer using a first resist mask for forming a recess and a second etching step including etching the buried layer using a second resist mask having an opening pattern which has an opening width not smaller than that of the recess.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated device includes a light-emitting portion including a first lower mesa, a first lower buried layer provided on a side surface of the first lower mesa, a first upper mesa provided above the first lower mesa, and a first upper buried layer provided on a side surface of the first upper mesa; and an optical modulator portion including a second lower mesa, a second lower buried layer provided on a side surface of the second lower mesa, a second upper mesa provided above the second lower mesa, and a second upper buried layer provided on a side surface of the second upper mesa. The first and second lower mesas include first and second core layers optically coupled to each other. The first and second lower buried layers are composed of a semi-insulating semiconductor. The first and second upper buried layers are composed of a resin material.
摘要:
A photo detector includes a variable optical attenuator provided on a substrate, an optical 90-degree hybrid device provided on the substrate, and a plurality of photodiodes provided on the substrate. The plurality of photodiodes are optically coupled to the variable optical attenuator via the optical 90-degree hybrid device. The variable optical attenuator includes an optical waveguide disposed on the substrate, a heater configured to heat the optical waveguide, and an insulating layer at least partially disposed between the substrate and the optical waveguide.
摘要:
A semiconductor optical modulator includes a substrate having a principal surface; a waveguide disposed on the principal surface of the substrate, the waveguide extending in a first direction; a first electrode disposed on the waveguide, the first electrode being in contact with an upper surface of the waveguide; a first wiring connected to the first electrode, the first wiring extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a build-up portion connected to the first wiring; a second wiring connected to the build-up portion, the second wiring extending in a plane parallel to the principal surface of the substrate; and a resin layer disposed on the substrate, the resin layer embedding the first wiring and the build-up portion. The build-up portion extends along a third direction, the third direction intersecting perpendicularly to the principal surface of the substrate. The second wiring is disposed on the resin layer.
摘要:
A method for producing optical semiconductor devices includes: forming a stacked semiconductor layer on a device substrate to provide an epitaxial substrate having a size corresponding to a section arrangement; forming, on the epitaxial substrate, a mask having a pattern for a semiconductor mesa and for a trench of at least one optical semiconductor device, a width of the trench in the pattern being determined according to a trench width map in which trench width is based upon an in-plane distribution of the thickness of a resin layer of the at least one device, and upon a correlation between the thickness of the resin layer and the trench width; forming a trench structure including the semiconductor mesa and the trench by etching the stacked semiconductor layer using the mask; forming a resin layer on the trench structure; and forming an opening on the semiconductor mesa by etching the resin layer.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a waveguide-type semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an epitaxial structure including a waveguide mesa and a device mesa; forming a mask for selective growth on the epitaxial structure; growing a semiconductor region on an end surface of the device mesa by using the mask for selective growth, the semiconductor region including a side portion having a layer shape and a protruding wall portion; forming an ohmic electrode on a top surface of the device mesa; forming a resin layer on the device mesa and the semiconductor region; forming a resin mask having an opening on the ohmic electrode; forming an electric conductor connecting the ohmic electrode to an electrode pad, the electric conductor passing over the protruding wall portion while making contact with a surface of the resin mask; and removing the resin mask after forming the electric conductor.
摘要:
A light receiving device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a metal pattern layer provided on the second major surface. The first major surface is provided with a first input port configured to receive an input of signal light, a second input port configured to receive an input of local oscillation light, a first light receiving element optically coupled to the first input port, an optical 90 degree hybrid element optically coupled to the first input port and the second input port, and a second light receiving element optically coupled to the optical 90 degree hybrid element. The metal pattern layer contains at least one of titanium or chromium.