JP4871241B2 - 光半導体装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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であるか負であるかによって、発振しきい値電流が増減する。すなわち、図3において示す水素(H+)の移動が、経路aと経路bとのどちらが多いかによって、発振しきい値電流の増減が決まる。
12、22 活性層
13a、23a p型(InP)クラッド層
13b、23b p型(InP)(オーバー)クラッド層
14、24 誘電体マスク
15、25 p型(InP)ブロック層
16、26 n型(InP)ブロック層
17、27 p型(InGaAs)コンタクト層
18、28 p側電極
19、29 n側電極
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- 少なくともn型クラッド層、活性層及びp型クラッド層からなる光導波路構造と、
p型ブロック層及びn型ブロック層からなる電流狭窄構造と、を備えた光半導体装置であって、
前記p型クラッド層に含まれる水素濃度が前記p型ブロック層に含まれる水素濃度よりも高いことを特徴とする光半導体装置。 - 前記p型クラッド層に含まれる水素濃度が前記p型ブロック層に含まれる水素濃度の2倍以上であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の光半導体装置。
- 前記n型クラッド層及び前記n型ブロック層がn型InPであり、
前記p型クラッド層及び前記p型ブロック層がp型InPであることを特徴とする、請求項1又は2に記載の光半導体装置。 - n型基板上へ活性層及び第1のp型クラッド層を含む第1の層構造を形成する工程と、
前記第1のp型クラッド層、前記活性層及び前記n型基板の一部をメサエッチングしてメサ構造を形成する工程と、
前記メサ構造を、p型ブロック層及びn型ブロック層を含む電流狭窄構造を有する第2の層構造を形成して埋め込む工程と、
前記第1のp型クラッド層と前記電流狭窄構造の上へ第2のp型クラッド層を含む第3の層構造を形成する工程と、を含む光半導体装置の製造方法において、
前記第2のp型クラッド層に含まれる水素濃度を、前記p型ブロック層に含まれる水素濃度よりも高くすることを特徴とする光半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記n型基板及び前記n型ブロック層がn型InPであり、
前記第1及び第2のp型クラッド層及び前記p型ブロック層がp型InPであることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の光半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1ないし第3の層構造が有機金属気相成長法によって形成されることを特徴とする、請求項4又は5に記載の光半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記第2の層構造の有機金属気相成長終了後において、V族材料ガスの供給を停止する際の基板温度が、前記第3の層構造の有機金属気相成長終了後においてV族材料ガスの供給を停止する際の基板温度よりも高いことを特徴とする、請求項6に記載の光半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記第2の層構造の有機金属気相成長終了後からV族材料ガスの供給を停止するまでの間のV族材料ガス供給量が、前記第3の層構造の有機金属気相成長終了後からV族材料ガスの供給を停止するまでのV族材料ガス供給量よりも少ないことを特徴とする、請求項6又は7に記載の光半導体装置の製造方法。
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