JP7109241B2 - 光半導体素子、及び、光半導体素子の製造方法 - Google Patents
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[第1実施形態]
[第1実施形態の光半導体素子の構成]
[第1実施形態の光半導体素子の製造方法]
[第1実施形態の作用及び効果]
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[第2実施形態の光半導体素子の構成]
[第2実施形態の光半導体素子の製造方法]
[第2実施形態の作用及び効果]
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- 半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板の表面に設けられた第1積層構造体と、
前記半導体基板の前記表面に設けられた第2積層構造体と、を備え、
前記第1積層構造体は、第1量子カスケード領域を含み、
前記第2積層構造体は、前記第1量子カスケード領域と同一の層構造を有するダミー領域、及び、前記ダミー領域を介して前記半導体基板の前記表面に設けられた第2量子カスケード領域を含み、
前記第1量子カスケード領域は、第1量子カスケード構造によって構成された第1活性層を有し、
前記第2量子カスケード領域は、前記第1量子カスケード構造とは異なる第2量子カスケード構造によって構成された第2活性層を有し、
前記第1量子カスケード領域及び前記第2量子カスケード領域の一方は、量子カスケードレーザであり、前記第1量子カスケード領域及び前記第2量子カスケード領域の他方は、量子カスケード検出器である、光半導体素子。 - 前記第1量子カスケード領域は、前記量子カスケードレーザであり、前記第2量子カスケード領域は、前記量子カスケード検出器である、請求項1に記載の光半導体素子。
- 前記半導体基板は、n型又はp型の半導体基板であり、
前記第1量子カスケード領域は、前記第1活性層に対して前記半導体基板とは反対側に設けられた第1コンタクト層を更に有し、
前記第2量子カスケード領域は、前記第2活性層に対して前記半導体基板とは反対側に設けられた第2コンタクト層を更に有し、
前記第1活性層は、前記第1コンタクト層及び前記半導体基板のそれぞれと電気的に接続されており、
前記第2活性層は、前記第2コンタクト層、及び、前記ダミー領域において前記第1コンタクト層に対応する第3コンタクト層のそれぞれと電気的に接続されている、請求項2に記載の光半導体素子。 - 前記第1コンタクト層の表面に設けられた第1電極層と、
前記半導体基板の裏面に設けられた第2電極層と、
前記第2コンタクト層の表面に設けられた第3電極層と、
前記第3コンタクト層よりも前記第2コンタクト層側の部分がリッジ構造として構成されることにより、前記第3コンタクト層の表面のうち当該部分が設けられていない領域に設けられた第4電極層と、を更に備える、請求項3に記載の光半導体素子。 - 前記第1量子カスケード領域は、前記量子カスケード検出器であり、前記第2量子カスケード領域は、前記量子カスケードレーザである、請求項1に記載の光半導体素子。
- 前記半導体基板は、半絶縁性基板であり、
前記第1量子カスケード領域は、前記第1活性層に対して前記半導体基板とは反対側に設けられた第1コンタクト層、及び、前記第1活性層に対して前記半導体基板側に設けられた第2コンタクト層を更に有し、
前記第2量子カスケード領域は、前記第2活性層に対して前記半導体基板とは反対側に設けられた第3コンタクト層を更に有し、
前記第1活性層は、前記第1コンタクト層及び前記第2コンタクト層のそれぞれと電気的に接続されており、
前記第2活性層は、前記第3コンタクト層、及び、前記ダミー領域において前記第1コンタクト層に対応する第4コンタクト層のそれぞれと電気的に接続されている、請求項5に記載の光半導体素子。 - 前記第1コンタクト層の表面に設けられた第1電極層と、
前記第2コンタクト層よりも前記第1コンタクト層側の部分がリッジ構造として構成されることにより、前記第2コンタクト層の表面のうち当該部分が設けられていない領域に設けられた第2電極層と、
前記第3コンタクト層の表面に設けられた第3電極層と、
前記第4コンタクト層よりも前記第3コンタクト層側の部分がリッジ構造として構成されることにより、前記第4コンタクト層の表面のうち当該部分が設けられていない領域に設けられた第4電極層と、を更に備える、請求項6に記載の光半導体素子。 - 前記量子カスケード検出器の光入射面は、前記量子カスケードレーザの共振方向に対して傾斜した面である、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の光半導体素子。
- 前記量子カスケード検出器の光入射面は、前記基板の前記表面に平行且つ前記量子カスケードレーザの共振方向に垂直な方向にずれている、請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の光半導体素子。
- 請求項1~9のいずれか一項に記載の光半導体素子の製造方法であって、
前記半導体基板の前記表面に、前記第1積層構造体及び前記第2積層構造体を含む積層構造体を形成する工程と、
前記積層構造体に対してエッチングを施すことにより、前記第1積層構造体及び前記第2積層構造体を形成する工程と、を備える、光半導体素子の製造方法。
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