Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to, the manufacture method of the independent adjustable light-emitting diode of a kind of power output and spectral shape is provided, and it can realize device can keep regulating within the specific limits its power output size under the substantially constant condition of output spectrum shape in actual applications.
The manufacture method that the invention provides the independent adjustable light-emitting diode of a kind of power output and spectral shape, its making step is specific as follows:
Step 1: the upper ducting layer that the under-clad layer of the graded-index layer of grown buffer layer, N-shaped doping, N-shaped doping, the lower waveguide layer of N-shaped doping, active area, p-type are adulterated successively on substrate, the top covering of p-type doping, graded-index layer and the p-type heavy doping contact layer of p-type doping, form epitaxial wafer;
Step 2: carry out etching downwards on the p-type heavy doping contact layer of epitaxial wafer, etching depth arrives the upper ducting layer of p-type doping or the lower waveguide layer of N-shaped doping, produce protruding funnel type table top, the center line of funnel type table top is α with respect to the angle of the longitudinal centre line of epitaxial wafer; The taper subtended angle of funnel type table top is β;
Step 3: producing the upper surface growth dielectric insulating film of epitaxial wafer of funnel type table top, then on dielectric insulating film, carry out etching, remove the dielectric insulating film of funnel type table top mid portion, retain the dielectric insulating film of funnel type mesa edge part, on funnel type table top, produce electrode window through ray;
Step 4: prepare p-type electrode on have the epitaxial wafer of electrode window through ray;
Step 5: two electricity isolated regions of lateral etching on the epitaxial wafer that is prepared with p-type electrode, etching depth arrives the graded-index layer of p-type doping, makes funnel type table top be divided into three functional areas: uptake zone, superradiance district and amplification region;
Step 6: will prepare N-shaped electrode after the substrate of epitaxial wafer one side attenuate, polishing, form chip;
Step 7: chip is dissociated into tube core, and welding equipment encapsulation, completes preparation.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is: the manufacture method that the invention provides the independent adjustable light-emitting diode of a kind of power output and spectral shape, in actual applications, can realize and keep regulating within the specific limits its power output size under the substantially constant condition of output spectrum shape.Meanwhile, utilize the feature of taper amplification region structure to apply larger forward current to it and realize powerful output.
Embodiment
The paper principle that realizes of the present invention below: the inner process that has a double-pass gain during for inclination bar shaped superradiance district and the integrated two-region superradiation light-emitting tube device work in taper light amplification district: the reverse light wave of a part being reflected by amplification region output end face is coupled into superradiance district by amplification region, after superradiance district end face reflection, turn back to amplification region, the gain of experience secondary, is amplified again.And superradiance district is for the feedback intensity difference of the light of different energy states, can change its feedback by the Injection Current that changes superradiance district, but like this output spectrum shape and power output are all had to impact, cannot realize the independent regulation of power output and spectral shape.And increase behind a uptake zone, when device work, apply reversed bias voltage to uptake zone, just can control the size of light feedback intensity by regulating reversed bias voltage size, by regulating the size of two current injection area electric currents to guarantee the spectrum shape of output spectrum, keeping regulating within the specific limits its power output size under the substantially constant condition of output spectrum shape thereby realize.Meanwhile, utilize the feature of taper amplification region structure to apply larger forward current to it and realize powerful output.
Refer to shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 Fig. 5, based on above-mentioned principle, the invention provides the manufacture method of the independent adjustable light-emitting diode of a kind of power output and spectral shape, its making step is specific as follows:
Step 1: adopt epitaxy technology on substrate 101, as molecular beam epitaxy technique or metal organic chemical vapor deposition technology, graded-index layer 109 and the p-type heavy doping contact layer 110 of the top covering 108 of the upper ducting layer 107 of the lower waveguide layer 105 of the under-clad layer 104 of the graded-index layer 103 of grown buffer layer 102, N-shaped doping, N-shaped doping, N-shaped doping, active area 106, p-type doping, p-type doping, p-type doping, form epitaxial wafer 1 successively; Wherein said substrate 101 is GaAs material or InP material, and active area 106 is quantum dot or quantum well, and p-type heavy doping contact layer 110 thickness are generally hundreds of nanometers, and doping content is generally greater than 1*10
19cm
-3;
Step 2: carry out etching downwards on the p-type heavy doping contact layer 110 of epitaxial wafer 1, described etching can be wet etching or dry etching, and the masking layer of wet etching can be selected photoresist, and the masking layer of dry etching can be selected silicon dioxide; Etching depth arrives the upper ducting layer 107 of p-type doping or the lower waveguide layer 105 of N-shaped doping, wherein the light loss of the device of the upper ducting layer 107 of etching depth arrival p-type doping is less, the light restriction of the device of the lower waveguide layer 105 of etching depth arrival N-shaped doping is stronger, produces protruding funnel type table top 11; The center line 1101 of funnel type table top 11 is α with respect to the angle of the longitudinal centre line of epitaxial wafer 1; The taper subtended angle of funnel type table top 11 is β; The center line 1101 of this funnel type table top 11 is 3 degree-10 degree with the longitudinal centre line α of epitaxial wafer 1, and the taper subtended angle β of funnel type table top 11 is 3 degree-10 degree;
Step 3: producing the upper surface growth dielectric insulating film 12 of epitaxial wafer 1 of funnel type table top 11, growth thickness is 400-450nm, then on dielectric insulating film 12, carry out etching, described etching can be wet etching or dry etching, the masking layer of wet etching and dry etching is all with photoresist optional, remove the dielectric insulating film 12 of funnel type table top 11 mid portions, retain the dielectric insulating film 12 of funnel type table top 11 marginal portions, on funnel type table top 11, produce electrode window through ray 13, the shape of electrode window through ray 13 is similar to protruding funnel type table top 11 shapes; The material of described dielectric insulating film 12 is silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, aluminium nitride or diamond, and growing method can adopt chemical vapour deposition (CVD) or plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition;
Step 4: the p-type electrode of preparing Ti/Au system on have the epitaxial wafer 1 of electrode window through ray 13, first adopt electron beam evaporation technique to evaporate successively the titanium layer of 50nm and the gold layer of 250nm, then the gold layer of electroplating 300-1000nm, electroplating current can be 0.3mA-0.8mA;
Step 5: two electricity isolated regions of lateral etching 141 and 142 on the epitaxial wafer 1 that is prepared with p-type electrode, described etching can be wet etching or dry etching, if select wet etching, available photoresist does masking layer, erodes Au, Ti, SiO successively with corresponding corrosive liquid
2, p-type heavy doping contact layer 110, corrode the graded-index layer 109 to p-type doping, if select dry etching, etching depth arrives the graded-index layer 109 of p-type doping, make funnel type table top 11 be divided into three functional areas: uptake zone 111, superradiance district 112 and amplification region 113, wherein uptake zone 111 is inclination bar shaped, superradiance district 112 is inclination bar shaped, amplification region is inclination taper, the width of this electricity isolated region 141 and 142 is 5-30 μ m, the length of described uptake zone 111 is 0.1-5mm, the width of the funnel type table top 11 on this uptake zone 111 is width 2-200 μ m, the length in this superradiance district 112 is 0.1-5mm, the width of the funnel type table top 11 in this superradiance district 112 is 2-200 μ m, the length of this amplification region 113 is 0.1-5mm,
Step 6: adopt diamond dust to be thinned to suitable thickness its substrate 101 1 sides according to the actual (real) thickness of the epitaxial wafer 1 of growth, then use polishing fluid to carry out chemical polishing for the first time to it, use white alundum powder to carry out mechanical polishing to it until substrate 101 1 side surface lights are smooth without obvious cut, re-use polishing fluid it is carried out to chemical polishing for the second time; Adopt filament thermal evaporation method to prepare the N-shaped electrode of AuGeNi/Au system, evaporate successively AuGeNi alloy and Au; After having evaporated, adopt quick thermal annealing method, in nitrogen atmosphere, P type electrode and N-shaped electrode are carried out to Alloying Treatment simultaneously; Form chip;
Step 7: by required chamber length, chip is dissociated into tube core, then welding equipment, on heat sink plating indium layer, is put into sintering furnace and carried out sintering, finally pressure welding lead-in wire on tube core, completes preparation.
Consult shown in Fig. 6, when work, apply reversed bias voltage to uptake zone 111, superradiance district 112 and amplification region 113 apply respectively forward current.Control the size of light feedback intensity by regulating uptake zone 111 reversed bias voltage sizes, guarantee the shape of output spectrum by the size that regulates superradiance district 112 and amplification region 113 electric currents, thus the power output while realizing device work and the independent regulation of spectral shape.In actual applications, can realize and keep regulating within the specific limits its power output size under the substantially constant condition of output spectrum shape.Meanwhile, utilize the pyramidal structure feature of amplification region 113 to apply larger forward current to it and realize powerful output.
Although described the present invention in detail with reference to above-mentioned embodiment, should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to disclosed execution mode, for the technical staff of this professional domain, can carry out various changes to its form and details.For example, functional areas can comprise a superradiance district and an amplification region incessantly, can increase its quantity according to actual conditions.
In a word; above-described specific embodiment, further describes object of the present invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect, within the spirit and principles in the present invention all; any modification of making, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within protection scope of the present invention all should be included in.