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Abstract
【解決手段】電界吸収型変調器及びそれを作成する方法が開示される。1態様では、電界吸収型変調器(10)は、第1及び第2の電極(12,14)、第1及び第2のクラッディング領域(16,18)、活性領域(20)及びトンネル接合構造(21)を備える。第1及び第2のクラッディング領域(16,18)は第1の電極(12)と第2の電極(14)との間にある。活性領域(20)は、第1のクラッディング領域(16)と第2のクラッディング領域(18)の間にあり、光吸収領域(32)を含む。トンネル接合構造(21)は活性領域(20)と、第1及び第2のクラッディング領域(16,18)の一方との間にある。
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14 第二の電極
16 第一のクラッディング領域
18 第二のクラッディング領域
20 活性領域
21 トンネル接合構造
32 光吸収領域
34 n型半導体層
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- 第一及び第二の電極(12、14)と、
前記第一の電極(12)と第二の電極(14)の間にある第一及び第二のクラッディング領域(16、18)と、
前記第一のクラッディング領域(16)と第二のクラッディング領域(18)の間にあり、光吸収領域(32)を含む活性領域(20)と、
前記活性領域(20)と、前記第一及び第二のクラッディング領域(16、18)の一方との間にあるトンネル接合構造(21)
とを具備する電界吸収型変調器。 - 前記トンネル接合構造(21)が、n型半導体層(34)及びp型半導体層(36)を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記n型半導体層(34)が約1019cm−3以上のドナー不純物濃度を有し、前記p型半導体層(36)が約1019cm−3以上のアクセプター不純物濃度を有することを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記n型半導体層(34)及びp型半導体層(36)が、熱平衡にあるそれぞれの空乏層の厚さXn及びXpにより特性付けられるものであり、前記n型半導体層(34)が約0.9・Xn以上、約2.0・Xn未満の厚さtnを有し、前記p型半導体層(36)が約0.9・Xp以上、約2.0・Xp未満の厚さtpを有することを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記n型半導体層(34)が前記第一のクラッディング領域(16)に隣接し、前記p型半導体層(36)が前記活性領域(20)に隣接し、前記第一のクラッディング領域(16)がn型にドーピングされていることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記活性領域(20)が、前記p型半導体層(36)と前記第二のクラッディング領域(18)の間に、かつ、それらの各々に隣接して存在し、前記第二のクラッディング領域(18)がn型にドーピングされていることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記第一の電極(12)と前記第一のクラッディング領域(16)の間に、縮退ドープされたn型接触層(38)を更に具備する、請求項6に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 前記活性領域(20)が少なくとも1つの量子井戸を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の電界吸収型変調器。
- 第一及び第二の電極(12、14)を形成するステップと、
第一及び第二のクラッディング領域(16、18)を前記第一の電極(12)と第二の電極(14)の間に形成するステップと、
前記第一のクラッディング領域(16)と第二のクラッディング領域(18)の間に、光吸収領域(32)を含む活性領域(20)を形成するステップと、
前記活性領域(20)と前記第一及び第二のクラッディング領域(16、18)のうちの一方との間にトンネル接合構造(21)を形成するステップ
とを含む、電界吸収型変調器を製作する方法。
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