CN112629660A - Novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter - Google Patents

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CN112629660A
CN112629660A CN202011469525.1A CN202011469525A CN112629660A CN 112629660 A CN112629660 A CN 112629660A CN 202011469525 A CN202011469525 A CN 202011469525A CN 112629660 A CN112629660 A CN 112629660A
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The invention belongs to the field of infrared detection, and relates to a novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter. Monocrystalline silicon is adopted as a substrate, and a reflecting layer formed by alternately depositing a metal electrode and germanium/silicon monoxide is plated on the upper part of the substrate; the lower part of the substrate is plated with an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide film. Meanwhile, monocrystalline silicon is used as a movable thin layer, and an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide thin film is plated on the upper part of the movable thin layer; the reflecting layer formed by alternatively depositing Ge/SiO is plated on the lower part of the movable film. A double-folding cantilever beam structure is adopted, and a rectangular groove is formed by etching the cantilever beam, so that low-voltage driving can be well met, the mirror surface is flat, and good filtering characteristics are always kept in a tunable range. And the air cavity is used as a tuning cavity, the depth of the cavity is 2.5 microns, and spectrum selective transmission of a 3-5 micron wave band can be realized.

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Novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of infrared detection, and relates to a novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter which adopts a double-folded cantilever beam structure and etches the cantilever beam to form a rectangular groove.
Background
Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful analytical tool because many substances can be reliably distinguished by their unique absorption spectra. The traditional infrared spectrometer has the disadvantages of complex structure, high price and limited portability. There is a strong need for compact, reliable and portable spectrometers for medical diagnostics and healthcare (e.g. detection of gases in human breath), detection of hazardous materials (e.g. combustible and toxic gases, detection of explosives), process monitoring in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, and the like. Therefore, the micro tunable infrared spectrometer is always a hot spot for scientific research and market demand.
Fabry-Perot tunable filters are an important component of miniature tunable infrared spectrometers. The fabry-perot filter based on MEMS technology can maintain a sufficiently large transmittance while being highly miniaturized. Many designs have been reported that employ electrostatically actuated MEMS fabry-perot filters. Meanwhile, the Fabry-Perot filter based on the MEMS technology has the problems that the filter performance is influenced due to large driving voltage, small tunable range and large deformation.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter, which adopts monocrystalline silicon as a substrate, and a reflecting layer formed by alternately depositing metal electrodes and germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO) is plated on the upper part of the substrate; the lower part of the substrate is plated with an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide (SiO) film. Meanwhile, monocrystalline silicon is adopted as a movable thin layer, and an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide (SiO) thin film is plated on the upper part of the movable thin layer; the lower part of the movable film is plated with a reflecting layer formed by alternately depositing germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO).
The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: a novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter comprises three parts. The first part is a substrate, the second part is a movable thin layer, and the third part is a tuning cavity.
The first part of the substrate is monocrystalline silicon. Plating a metal electrode on the upper surface of the silicon substrate; the metal electrode is a gold layer and is prepared by a magnetron sputtering method. A reflecting layer formed by alternate deposition of germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO) is plated on the upper surface of the silicon substrate; the reflecting layer film system structure is Sub/LHLH, Sub represents a silicon substrate, H and L represent an 1/4 center wavelength optical thickness of film Ge (high refractive index material layer) and film SiO (low refractive index material layer), respectively, with a center wavelength λ 4260nm and 1H (4 n)Hd)/λ;1L=(4nLd) And lambda, the film layers are prepared by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation method. Plating an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide (SiO) film on the lower surface of the silicon substrate; the silicon monoxide (SiO) film is prepared by a vacuum thermal evaporation method, the thickness is 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and the central wavelength lambda is 4260 nm.
The second movable thin layer is monocrystalline silicon and is 3 microns thick. Plating an anti-reflection layer consisting of a silicon monoxide (SiO) film on the upper surface of the movable silicon film, wherein the thickness is 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and the central wavelength lambda is 4260 nm; the silicon monoxide (SiO) film is prepared by a vacuum thermal evaporation method. A reflecting layer formed by alternate deposition of germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO) is plated on the lower surface of the movable silicon film; the reflecting layer film system structure is Sub/LHLH, Sub represents a silicon substrate, H and L respectively represent 1/4 central wavelength optical thicknesses of film Ge (high refractive index material layer) and film SiO (low refractive index material layer), the central wavelength lambda is 4260nm, and 1H is (4 n)Hd)/λ;1L=(4nLd) And lambda, the film layers are prepared by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation method.
The second movable thin layer adopts a double-folded cantilever beam structure, and the cantilever beam is etched to form a rectangular groove.
And the third part of tuning cavity is an air cavity and is positioned between the substrate and the movable thin layer. The depth of the air cavity is 2.5 microns, the air cavity is determined by optical design and is prepared by a welding bonding process, and spectrum selective transmission of a wave band of 3-5 microns can be realized.
The movable silicon thin layer of the novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter adopts a double-folded cantilever beam structure, and the cantilever beam is etched to form a rectangular groove, so that low-voltage driving can be well met, the mirror surface is flat, and good filtering characteristics are always kept in a tunable range. And the air cavity is used as a tuning cavity, the depth of the cavity is 2.5 microns, and spectrum selective transmission of a 3-5 micron wave band can be realized.
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Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a novel fabry-perot tunable filter.
Fig. 2 is a structure diagram of a double-folded cantilever beam and a displacement diagram under a driving voltage of 8V.
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The principles and features of this invention are described below in conjunction with examples which are set forth to illustrate, but are not to be construed to limit the scope of the invention.
Example 1
The novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter disclosed by the embodiment 1 of the invention adopts a double-folded cantilever beam structure, a rectangular groove is formed by etching the cantilever beam, and the movable thin layer is a movable thin layer which is applied with voltage during working to generate electrostatic attraction and moves up and down under the action of the electrostatic attraction. The novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter with the structure can obtain the displacement of 0.88 mu m under the voltage of 8V, and simultaneously, the maximum stress of the novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter is only 8.49MPa when the displacement is 0.5 mu m, and the mirror flatness error is only 0.9 nm. Therefore, the novel Fabry-Perot filter with the rectangular groove cantilever beam can well meet low-voltage driving, the mirror surface is flat, and good filtering characteristics are always kept in a tunable range.
Preparation example 1
The preparation process of the novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter comprises the following steps:
step 1: depositing a film system with alternately stacked Sub/LHLH 6 layers on the upper surface of the monocrystalline silicon substrate by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form a reflecting layer, and patterning by utilizing an etching process. H and L represent the central wavelength optical thickness of 1/4, with a central wavelength λ 4260nm and 1H (4 n) of film Ge (high index material) and film SiO (low index material), respectivelyHd)/λ;1L=(4nLd)/λ。
Step 2: a gold (Au) layer is deposited on a monocrystalline silicon substrate plated with a reflecting layer by adopting a magnetron sputtering deposition process and is used as an electrode for electrostatic attraction, the thickness is 300nm, and patterning is carried out by utilizing an etching process.
And step 3: depositing a SiO film on the lower surface of the silicon substrate by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form an anti-reflection layer, wherein the thickness is 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and the central wavelength lambda is 4260nm, and patterning by utilizing an etching process.
And 4, step 4: depositing a SiO film on the upper surface of the movable monocrystalline silicon thin layer by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form an antireflection layer, wherein the thickness is 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and the central wavelength lambda is 4260nm, and patterning by utilizing an etching process.
And 5: and depositing a film system with alternately stacked Sub/LHLH 6 layers by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process on the lower surface of the movable monocrystalline silicon thin layer to form a reflecting layer, and patterning by utilizing an etching process. H and L represent the central wavelength optical thickness of 1/4, with a central wavelength λ 4260nm and 1H (4 n) of film Ge (high index material) and film SiO (low index material), respectivelyHd)/λ;1L=(4nLd)/λ。
Step 6: and carrying out wet etching and dry etching on the movable thin layer of the monocrystalline silicon to form a double-folded cantilever beam structure, wherein a rectangular groove is etched on the cantilever beam, the length of the groove is 5 micrometers, the width of the groove is 1 micrometer, and the depth of the groove is 1 micrometer.
And 7: and the monocrystalline silicon substrate and the monocrystalline silicon movable thin layer are welded into a whole by utilizing bonding processes such as eutectic welding and the like, and a gap (air cavity) is controlled to be 2.5 microns.
Preparation example 2
The preparation process of the novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter comprises the following steps:
step 1: depositing a SiO film on the lower surface of the monocrystalline silicon substrate by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form an antireflection layer, wherein the thickness is 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and the central wavelength lambda is 4260nm, and patterning by utilizing an etching process.
Step 2: depositing a film system with alternately stacked Sub/LHLH 6 layers on the upper surface of the monocrystalline silicon substrate by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form a reflecting layer, and patterning by utilizing an etching process. H and L represent the central wavelength optical thickness of 1/4, with a central wavelength λ 4260nm and 1H (4 n) of film Ge (high index material) and film SiO (low index material), respectivelyHd)/λ;1L=(4nLd)/λ。
And step 3: in an electrode working area on the upper surface of a monocrystalline silicon substrate plated with a reflecting layer, a gold (Au) layer is deposited as an electrode for electrostatic attraction by adopting a magnetron sputtering film deposition process, the thickness of the Au layer is 300nm, and patterning is carried out by utilizing an etching process.
And 4, step 4: a layer of amorphous silicon with the thickness of 2.5 microns is deposited on the upper surface of a monocrystalline silicon substrate plated with a reflecting layer and a metal electrode by a Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) method to be used as a sacrificial layer, and patterning is carried out by an etching process (a double-folded cantilever beam structure is formed, and a rectangular groove is etched on a cantilever beam).
And 5: on a monocrystalline silicon substrate plated with a sacrificial layer, a film system formed by alternately stacking Sub/LHLH 6 layers is deposited by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form a reflecting layer, and patterning is carried out by utilizing an etching process. H and L represent the central wavelength optical thickness of 1/4, with a central wavelength λ 4260nm and 1H (4 n) of film Ge (high index material) and film SiO (low index material), respectivelyHd)/λ;1L=(4nLd)/λ。
Step 6: and preparing a layer of monocrystalline silicon on the reflecting layer by adopting a molecular beam epitaxy method, wherein the thickness of the monocrystalline silicon is 3 mu m, and patterning by utilizing an etching process.
And 7: on the monocrystalline silicon prepared by the molecular beam epitaxy method, a SiO film is deposited by adopting a vacuum thermal evaporation film deposition process to form an antireflection layer, the thickness of the antireflection layer is 1/4, the central wavelength optical thickness is 4260nm, and patterning is carried out by utilizing an etching process.
And 8: and etching the polycrystalline silicon serving as the sacrificial layer by adopting a dry etching process to form a tunable air cavity with the cavity depth of 2.5 microns.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

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1. A novel Fabry-Perot tunable filter is characterized by comprising three major parts, wherein the first part is a substrate, the second part is a movable thin layer, and the third part is a tuning cavity;
the first part of the substrate is monocrystalline silicon; plating a metal electrode on the upper surface of the silicon substrate; a reflecting layer formed by alternate deposition of germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO) is plated on the upper surface of the silicon substrate; plating an anti-reflection layer formed by a silicon monoxide (SiO) film on the lower surface of the silicon substrate;
the second part movable thin layer is monocrystalline silicon; plating an anti-reflection layer consisting of a silicon monoxide (SiO) film on the upper surface of the movable silicon film; a reflecting layer formed by alternate deposition of germanium (Ge)/silicon monoxide (SiO) is plated on the lower surface of the movable silicon film;
the second part of movable thin layer adopts a double-folded cantilever beam structure, and the cantilever beam is etched to form a rectangular groove;
and the third part of tuning cavity is an air cavity and is positioned between the substrate and the movable thin layer.
2. A novel fabry-perot tunable filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal electrode is a gold layer and is fabricated by magnetron sputtering.
3. A novel fabry-perot tunable filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reflective layer is of the structure Sub/lhlh, Sub represents a silicon substrate, H and L represent a central wavelength optical thickness of 1/4 of film Ge (high refractive index material layer) and film SiO (low refractive index material layer), respectively, with a central wavelength λ being 4260nm, 1H being (4nHd)/λ; the film layers were all prepared by vacuum thermal evaporation, with 1L ═ 4nLd)/λ.
4. A novel fabry-perot tunable filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said anti-reflection layer of silicon monoxide (SiO) film is prepared by vacuum thermal evaporation method, and has a thickness of 1/4 central wavelength optical thickness, and central wavelength λ is 4260 nm.
5. A novel fabry-perot tunable filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second portion is a thin movable layer having a thickness of 3 μm; rectangular groove, the groove length is 5 μm, the groove width is 1 μm, the groove depth is 1 μm.
6. The tunable fabry-perot filter of claim 1, wherein the depth of the air cavity is 2.5 μm, and the filter is prepared by a solder bonding process or by etching a sacrificial layer on a single-crystal silicon substrate by a dry etching process, so that the selective transmission of the spectrum in the 3-5 μm band can be realized.
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