JP5433948B2 - 半導体受光素子 - Google Patents
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まず、図2を参照しながら、本実施形態における半導体受光素子の構成について説明する。
Eg(InP):InP半導体基板(1)のバンドギャップエネルギー
Eg(Q):p型4元バッファ層(21)のバンドギャップエネルギー
Eλ:受光しようとする信号光の波長に相当するエネルギー
次に、図2を参照しながら、第1実施形態の半導体受光素子の第1の構成について説明する。
次に、図4を参照しながら、第1の実施形態の半導体受光素子の第2の構成について説明する。
次に、第2の実施形態について説明する。
Eg(InP):InP半導体基板(1)のバンドギャップエネルギー
Eg(Q):電流分散型p型バッファ層(31)のバンドギャップエネルギー
Eλ:受光しようとする信号光の波長に相当するエネルギー
次に、図3を参照しながら、第2実施形態の半導体受光素子の第1の構成について説明する。
次に、図6を参照しながら、第2実施形態の半導体受光素子の第2の構成について説明する。
2 p−InPバッファ層
3 p型光吸収層
4 i型光吸収層
5 電界緩和層
6 増倍層
7 エッチングストップ層
8 n型バッファ層
9 n型コンタクト層
10 Zn拡散層
11 ガードリング
12 n型電極
13 p型電極
21 p型4元バッファ層(4元バッファ層)
22 結晶品質回復層
31 電流分散型p型バッファ層(電流分散層)
32 結晶品質回復層
Claims (8)
- InP半導体基板と、
前記InP半導体基板上に形成された3元組成の材料からなる光吸収層と、
前記光吸収層の上部に形成された増倍層と、前記増倍層を含む領域に形成されたガードリングと、
前記InP半導体基板と前記光吸収層との間に形成された、4元組成の材料からなる4元バッファ層と
前記4元バッファ層の中に形成される結晶品質回復層と、を有し、
前記光吸収層の最上端と前記結晶品質回復層の最上端との間の幅が、1.5μm以下であることを特徴とする半導体受光素子。 - 前記4元バッファ層は、InPに格子整合する組成のInxAlyGa(1-x-y)As、または、InxGa(1-x)AsyP(1-y)からなることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記4元バッファ層の層厚は、0.5μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記4元バッファ層の層厚は、1.5μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記4元バッファ層のバンドギャップエネルギー:Eg(Q)が、関係式:Eg(InP)>Eg(Q)>Eλ(但し、Eg(InP):InP半導体基板のバンドギャップエネルギー、Eλ:受光しようとする信号光の波長に相当するエネルギー)を満たすことを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記結晶品質回復層は、2元組成の材料からなることを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記結晶品質回復層の層厚は、10nm以上〜100nm以下の範囲であることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載の半導体受光素子。
- 前記結晶品質回復層の不純物濃度が、前記結晶品質回復層の上部に接する層の不純物濃度と同等もしくは高く、また、前記結晶品質回復層の下部に接する層の不純物濃度と同等もしくは低くなるように形成されてなることを特徴とする請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載の半導体受光素子。
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