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- 半導体光変調器であって、
半導体からなる支持基体と、
前記支持基体上に設けられた半導体積層のメサ部と、
を備え、
前記メサ部は、
前記支持基体上に設けられ第1導電型の第1のクラッド層と、
前記第1のクラッド層上に設けられたコア層と、
前記コア層上に設けられ前記第1導電型とは逆の第2導電型の第2のクラッド層と、
を有し、
前記コア層は、
第1導電型及び第2導電型の何れか一の導電型の第1の多重量子井戸層と、i型の第2の多重量子井戸層と、を含み、
前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第1導電型の場合、前記第2の多重量子井戸層は前記第1のクラッド層上に設けられ、前記第1の多重量子井戸層は前記第2の多重量子井戸層上に設けられ、前記第2のクラッド層は前記第1の多重量子井戸層上に設けられており、
前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第2導電型の場合、前記第1の多重量子井戸層は前記第1のクラッド層上に設けられ、前記第2の多重量子井戸層は前記第1の多重量子井戸層上に設けられ、前記第2のクラッド層は前記第2の多重量子井戸層上に設けられており、
前記第1の多重量子井戸層が含む不純物の濃度は、前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第1導電型の場合、前記第2のクラッド層との距離が近いほど増加し、前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第2導電型の場合、前記第1のクラッド層との距離が近いほど増加する、
半導体光変調器。 - 前記メサ部は、第1の光閉じ込め層と第2の光閉じ込め層とを更に備え、
前記第1の光閉じ込め層は、前記第1のクラッド層と前記コア層との間に設けられ、
前記第1の光閉じ込め層は、前記第1のクラッド層よりも高い屈折率を有し、
前記第2の光閉じ込め層は、前記第2のクラッド層と前記コア層との間に設けられ、
前記第2の光閉じ込め層は、前記第2のクラッド層よりも高い屈折率を有する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体光変調器。 - 前記第1の多重量子井戸層の不純物の濃度の平均値は、何れも、5×1016cm−3以上5×1017cm−3以下の範囲内にある、
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体光変調器。 - 前記第1の多重量子井戸層の厚みは、前記コア層の厚みの1/3以上2/3以下の範囲内にある、
ことを特徴とする請求項1〜3の何れか一項に記載の半導体光変調器。 - 前記メサ部上に設けられ変調用の電圧が印加される電極を更に備えることを特徴とする請求項1〜4の何れか一項に記載の半導体光変調器。
- 前記第2の多重量子井戸層の厚みは、前記コア層の厚みの1/3以上2/3以下の範囲内にある、
ことを特徴とする請求項1〜5の何れか一項に記載の半導体光変調器。 - 前記コア層は、i型の第3の多重量子井戸層を更に含み、
前記第3の多重量子井戸層は、前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第1導電型の場合、前記第1の多重量子井戸層と前記第2のクラッド層との間に設けられ、前記第1の多重量子井戸層が第2導電型の場合、前記第1のクラッド層と前記第1の多重量子井戸層との間に設けられており、
前記第3の多重量子井戸層の厚みは、前記第2の多重量子井戸層の厚みよりも小さい、
ことを特徴とする請求項1〜5の何れか一項に記載の半導体光変調器。 - 前記第2の多重量子井戸層及び前記第3の多重量子井戸層の合計の厚みは、前記コア層の厚みの1/3以上2/3以下の範囲内にある、
ことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の半導体光変調器。
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