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本発明の第1の実施形態は、光導波路構造を実現するために、使用する光波長帯において炭化ケイ素よりも高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料からなる薄膜を、炭化ケイ素表面に形成することを特徴としている。
本発明の第2の実施形態は、第1の実施形態に加え、使用する光波長帯において炭化ケイ素表面に形成する、炭化ケイ素よりも高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料の膜厚が、使用する光波長の1/2以下であることを特徴としている。本実施形態の光導波路構造は、第1の実施形態と同様、図1に示される。また、膜厚方向の屈折率の断面プロファイルは、第1の実施形態と同様、図2に示される。本実施形態の作製方法は、第1の実施形態と同様であり、その作製工程は図3に示される。
本発明の第3の実施形態は、炭化ケイ素基板の表面に単層もしくは10原子層以下のグラフェン膜を形成し、その上に、炭化ケイ素よりも使用する光波長帯において高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料を形成することを特徴としている。
図4に、第3および第4の実施形態の光導波路構造の断面を示す。また、図5に、図4のB−B’断面の、膜厚方向の屈折率分布と膜厚方向の0次モードの光電界強度分布を示す。本発明の第4の実施形態は、第3の実施形態において使用する光波長帯において、炭化ケイ素基板の表面に、炭化ケイ素よりも高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料の膜厚が、使用する光波長の1/2以下であることを特徴としている。本実施形態の作製方法は、第3の実施形態と同様であり、その作製工程は図6に示される。
2、5 高屈折率材料薄膜
3 光閉じ込めモード
4 フォトレジスト
6 グラフェン
7 PML境界
8 アモルファスシリコン
Claims (3)
- 炭化ケイ素基板上に、光導波路パターンの窓を開けたリフトオフ用のフォトレジスト層を形成する工程と、
前記フォトレジスト層が形成された前記炭化ケイ素基板上に、使用する光波長帯において炭化ケイ素よりも高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料を堆積する工程と、
前記高屈折率材料が堆積された前記フォトレジスト層を除去する工程と
を備え、
前記フォトレジスト層を形成する工程の前に、前記炭化ケイ素基板を酸素濃度1%未満の環境で1000℃以上に加熱し、前記炭化ケイ素基板の表面に単層もしくは10原子層以下のグラフェン層を作製する工程をさらに備えたことを特徴とする光導波路素子の作製方法。 - 前記高屈折率材料を堆積する工程において、前記高屈折率材料を使用する光波長の1/2以下の厚さになるまで堆積させることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光導波路素子の作製方法。
- 炭化ケイ素基板上に、光導波路パターンの窓を開けたリフトオフ用のフォトレジスト層を形成する工程と、
前記フォトレジスト層が形成された前記炭化ケイ素基板上に、使用する光波長帯において炭化ケイ素よりも高い屈折率を有する高屈折率材料を堆積する工程と、
前記高屈折率材料が堆積された前記フォトレジスト層を除去する工程と
を備え、
前記高屈折率材料を堆積する工程において、前記高屈折率材料を使用する光波長の1/2以下の厚さになるまで堆積させることを特徴とする光導波路素子の作製方法。
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