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実施例1では、図5、6に示す断面を有する光半導体素子を作製した。本実施例の半導体光変調素子は、nip型の構成を有する。半導体層は上層からn型コンタクト層15、n型クラッド層14、ノンドープクラッド・コア層12、p型クラッド19、p型コンタクト層21の順に基板10上に積層されている。
図7、8は本発明の実施例2に係る半導体光変調素子の断面を示す図である。図7は図4のV−V’断面図であり、図8は図4のVI−VI’断面図である。本実施例の半導体光変調素子は、nipn型の構成を有する。同図において、半導体光変調素子は、上層からn型コンタクト層15、n型クラッド層14、ノンドープクラッド・コア層12、p型キャリアブロック層(25、n型コンタクト24、n型クラッド層11の順に基板10上に積層されている。
11 n型クラッド層
12 iコア層
13 p型キャリアブロック層
14 n型クラッド層
15 n型コンタクト層
16 信号電極
17 接地電極
18 絶縁膜
19 p型クラッド層
20 p型コンタクト層
21 p型コンタクト層
22 SI型クラッド層
23 DCバイアス電極
24 n型コンタクト層
25 p型キャリアブロック層
L 光導波路
P 進行波電極パターン
w ボンディングワイヤ
Claims (6)
- 光導波路に導波する光の屈折率を変調する屈折率変調領域と該屈折率変調領域で分岐する光の合分波を行う入出力領域とによって光の変調を行うマッハツェンダ型の半導体光変調素子であって、
前記光導波路は、屈折率変調領域においては、閃亜鉛鉱形半絶縁性の半導体結晶基板の(100)面と等価な基板面上に、上層から基板面に向かって少なくともn型クラッド層とiコア層とp型クラッド層とが積層されており、前記n型クラッド層は逆メサ方向にリッジ形状に形成され、前記p型クラッド層は前記リッジ形状より幅の広いスラブ形状であり、前記n型クラッド層上に容量装荷電極を設けたことを特徴とする半導体光変調素子。 - 前記光導波路は、光の屈折率を変調しない部分においては、閃亜鉛鉱形半絶縁性の半導体結晶基板の(100)面と等価な基板面上に、上層から基板面に向かって少なくとも半絶縁性のInPクラッド層とiコア層とp型クラッド層とが積層されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体光変調素子。
- 前記n型クラッド層は、[011]面方向と等価な方向にマッハツェンダ型導波路形状にエッチングが施されることによって、逆メサ方向にリッジ形状となるように形成されることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体光変調素子。
- 前記光導波路が上層から基板面に向かって順に少なくともn型クラッド層、iコア層、p型クラッド層、n型クラッド層を含む半導体多層構造から構成されることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の半導体光変調素子。
- 前記p型クラッド層と電源に接続された電極とを電気的に接触させていることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の半導体光変調素子。
- 前記容量装荷電極が差動線路配線板を介して差動信号源と接続されていることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の半導体光変調素子。
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