JPH0327584A - Manufacture of semiconductor laser - Google Patents

Manufacture of semiconductor laser

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JPH0327584A
JPH0327584A JP18325789A JP18325789A JPH0327584A JP H0327584 A JPH0327584 A JP H0327584A JP 18325789 A JP18325789 A JP 18325789A JP 18325789 A JP18325789 A JP 18325789A JP H0327584 A JPH0327584 A JP H0327584A
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gaas
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Inventor
Masahito Mushigami
雅人 虫上
Haruo Tanaka
田中 治夫
Hayamizu Fukada
深田 速水
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Rohm Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a light absorption layer from depositing during a thermal cleaning by laminating a deposition preventive layer on the absorption layer, then forming a stripe groove, and thermally cleaning it. CONSTITUTION:A lower clad layer 20 made of Alx1Ga1-x1As, an active layer 21 made of Alx3Ga1-x2As, a first upper clad layer 22 made of Alx3Ga1-x3, a light absorption layer 23 made of GaAs, and a deposition preventive layer 24 made of Alx4Ga1-x4As with x4>0.1 of composition ratio are sequentially laminated on a GaAs substrate 10. Then, a stripe groove 30 which arrives at the layer 22 is formed at the lateral center of the substrate 10. Then, the substrate 10 is thermally cleaned by radiating arsenic molecular beam to the substrate 10 while heating the substrate 10 to deposit impurities adhered to the surface of the substrate 10. Then, an upper clad layer 25 made of AlyGa1-yAs and a cap layer 26 made of a high impurity concentration GaAs are laminated on the substrate 10.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 く産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は、MBE装置でもって製造されるAlGaAs
系半導体レーザの製造方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application]
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a system semiconductor laser.

〈従来の技術〉 近年、横モード及び縦モードの制御性や量産性を考慮し
た構造の半導体レーザをMBE装置で製造する方法が提
案されている。
<Prior Art> In recent years, a method has been proposed for manufacturing a semiconductor laser with a structure that takes into consideration controllability of transverse mode and longitudinal mode and mass productivity using an MBE apparatus.

通常、MBE装置でもって半導体レーザを製造するには
、1回目のMBE成長工程と、ストライプ溝を形成する
ホトエッチング工程と、2回目のMBE成長工程とに分
かれている。
Normally, manufacturing a semiconductor laser using an MBE apparatus is divided into a first MBE growth process, a photoetching process for forming striped grooves, and a second MBE growth process.

かかる製造工程には、例えばホトエッチング工程におい
て、半導体基板の表面に酸化物等の不純物が付着してし
まうという不具合がある。そのため、2回目のMBE成
長工程の前に、前記不3屯物を除去する必要があった。
Such a manufacturing process has a problem in that impurities such as oxides adhere to the surface of the semiconductor substrate during, for example, a photoetching process. Therefore, it was necessary to remove the impurities before the second MBE growth step.

しかして、通常行われている不純物の除去方法では、2
回目のMBE成長工程で成長膜の積層状態が非2i;に
悪くなる。そこで、いわゆるサーマルクリーニンク工程
(半導体基板に砒素分子線を当てながら高温にする)が
考えられた。このザーマルクリーニンク工程を行うと、
2回目のMBE成長工程による成長層の積層状態を良好
とすることができる。そのため、半導体レーザの製造方
法では、このサーマルクリーニング工程を行うことが非
常に重要となる。
However, in the commonly used impurity removal method, 2
In the second MBE growth step, the stacked state of the grown film deteriorates to non-2i; Therefore, a so-called thermal cleaning process (in which the semiconductor substrate is heated to a high temperature while being exposed to an arsenic molecular beam) was devised. When you perform this thermal cleaning process,
The stacked state of the grown layers by the second MBE growth process can be improved. Therefore, in the semiconductor laser manufacturing method, it is very important to perform this thermal cleaning step.

〈発明が解決しようとする課題〉 しかして、通常、この種の半導体レーザの製造方法では
、1回目のMBE成長工程でGaAsからなる光吸収層
が最後に成長させられる。ところが、前記光吸収層は、
半導体基板の温度を上昇させるにつれてその蒸発速度が
速くなる特性を持っている(第2図参照)関係上、高温
で行われるザーマルクリーニング工程中に前記光吸収層
が蒸発される。すなわち、サーマルクリーニング工程を
行うことは実質的に不可能であり、横モードおよび縦モ
ードの制御性のよい半導体レーザを製造することは困難
であった。
<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the manufacturing method of this type of semiconductor laser, normally, a light absorption layer made of GaAs is grown last in the first MBE growth step. However, the light absorption layer is
Since the evaporation rate of the semiconductor substrate increases as the temperature of the semiconductor substrate increases (see FIG. 2), the light absorption layer is evaporated during the thermal cleaning process performed at high temperature. That is, it is virtually impossible to perform a thermal cleaning process, and it has been difficult to manufacture a semiconductor laser with good controllability in transverse mode and longitudinal mode.

本発明は上記事情にf& ’Jて創案されたもので、ヅ
ーマルクリーニング工程中における光吸収装層の蒸発を
防止するとともに、2回目のMBE威長工程による成長
層の積層状態を良好とする半導体レーザの製造方法を提
供することを目的としている。
The present invention was devised in consideration of the above circumstances, and it prevents the evaporation of the light absorbing layer during the thermal cleaning process, and improves the stacking state of the grown layers during the second MBE lengthening process. The purpose of this invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser.

〈課題を解決するための手段〉 本発明に係る半導体レーザの製造方法は、MBE装置で
もって製造されるAlGaAs系半導体レーザの製造方
法であって、 A I X1 Ga + − X. Asからなる下部
クラソ1層と、AI.2Gal−X2ASからなる活1
生層と、八l)(30a+−)+3八Sからなる第1の
−1二部クラッド層と、GaAsからなる光吸収層と、
組成比をX4>0. 1にした八IxaGa+−y4A
sからなる蒸発防止層とを半導体基板の表面に積層する
第1の成長工程と、 前記積層された半導体基板の幅方向中央部に前記第1の
上部クラッド層まで達する深さおよび所望の幅のストラ
イプ溝を形威ずるホl・エッヂング工程と、 前記ストライプ溝が形威された半導体基板を加熱しつつ
、その表面を砒素でもって衝撃して表面に付着した不純
物を蒸発させるサーマルクリーニング工程と、 前記不純物が蒸発された半導体基板にAlv Ga,y
 Asからなる第2の上部クラッド層および高不純物濃
度GaAsからなるキャップ層を積層する第2の成長工
程とからなる。
<Means for Solving the Problems> A method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser according to the present invention is a method for manufacturing an AlGaAs-based semiconductor laser manufactured by an MBE apparatus, and includes a method for manufacturing an AlGaAs-based semiconductor laser using an A I X1 Ga + − X. A lower Kraso layer consisting of As, and an AI. Active 1 consisting of 2Gal-X2AS
a first −1 bipartite cladding layer made of 8l)(30a+−)+38S, and a light absorption layer made of GaAs;
The composition ratio is set to X4>0. 8IxaGa+-y4A made into 1
a first growth step of laminating an evaporation prevention layer consisting of S on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; a hole/edging process for forming striped grooves; a thermal cleaning process for evaporating impurities attached to the surface by bombarding the surface with arsenic while heating the semiconductor substrate on which the striped grooves have been formed; Alv Ga,y is applied to the semiconductor substrate on which the impurities have been evaporated.
It consists of a second growth step of laminating a second upper cladding layer made of As and a cap layer made of GaAs with a high impurity concentration.

〈実施例〉 以下、図面を参照して本発明に係る一実施例を説明する
<Example> Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

第1図(a)〜(d)は本発明の一実施例に係る半導体
レーザの製造方法を示す説明図である。
FIGS. 1(a) to 1(d) are explanatory diagrams showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(a)図示しないMl3+E装置内に装着したN型のG
aAsからなる半導体基板10を所定の方法で加熱する
(a) N-type G installed in the Ml3+E device (not shown)
A semiconductor substrate 10 made of aAs is heated by a predetermined method.

蒸発源にそれぞれ入れられた原料物質や不純物を?子線
の形で蒸発させる。この原料等を図示しない質量分析計
でモニターし、図示しないコンビュタで蒸発源の温度や
シャンクを制御することにより、N型Alx+Ga+−
X,Asからなる下部クラソド層20と、AIxzGa
+−++JSからなる活性層21と、P型旧×3Gal
−X3Asからなる第1の上部クラッド層22と、N型
GaAsからなる光吸収層23と、N型^IXaGa+
−xaAsからなる蒸発防止層24とを前記半導体基板
10に積層させる(第1の成長工程)。なお、この場合
の各層のAI&l1成として例えば、X1は0.50、
8■は0.12、X3およびX4は0.35にそれぞれ
設定する。
What about the raw materials and impurities put into each evaporation source? Evaporate in the form of child rays. By monitoring this raw material etc. with a mass spectrometer (not shown) and controlling the temperature and shank of the evaporation source with a computer (not shown), N-type Alx+Ga+-
A lower clathodic layer 20 made of X, As and AIxzGa
+-++ Active layer 21 consisting of JS and P-type old × 3 Gal
-The first upper cladding layer 22 made of X3As, the light absorption layer 23 made of N-type GaAs, and the N-type ^IXaGa+
- An evaporation prevention layer 24 made of xaAs is laminated on the semiconductor substrate 10 (first growth step). In addition, in this case, as the AI&l1 composition of each layer, for example, X1 is 0.50,
8■ is set to 0.12, and X3 and X4 are set to 0.35.

(b)前記各層が、積層された半導体基板10をMBE
装置から外部に取り出した後、半導体基板10の裏面を
ラッピングする。次に、ストライブ溝が形威されるべき
部分以外の蒸発防止層24の表面をホトレジスト50で
覆う。このホトレジスト50をマスクとして第1の」二
部クラット層22に達するまで蒸発防止層24と光吸収
層23とをそれぞれ選択エッチングすることにより、ス
トライプ溝30を形戒する。
(b) The semiconductor substrate 10 in which each layer is stacked is subjected to MBE.
After taking it out from the device, the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 is wrapped. Next, the surface of the evaporation prevention layer 24 other than the portion where the stripe grooves are to be formed is covered with a photoresist 50. Using this photoresist 50 as a mask, the evaporation prevention layer 24 and the light absorption layer 23 are selectively etched until the first two-part crat layer 22 is reached, thereby forming the striped grooves 30.

(C)前記ボ1・レジス1・50を除去した半導体基板
10を有機洗浄する。その後、前記半導体基板IOを再
度MBE装置内に装着する。ここで、半導体基板lOに
砒素分子線を当てながら約740゜Cで加熱ずる。
(C) The semiconductor substrate 10 from which the holes 1, resists 1, and 50 have been removed is organically cleaned. After that, the semiconductor substrate IO is mounted into the MBE apparatus again. Here, the semiconductor substrate lO is heated at about 740° C. while being irradiated with an arsenic molecular beam.

この加熱を約15分程度行うことにより、半導体基板1
0の表面にイ」着している酸化物等の不純物を藤発させ
る (サーマルクリーニング工程)。なお、スI・ライ
ブ溝30部分は、第1の上部クラソト層22が露出して
いるが、第1の上部クラソト層22の葎発速度は、非常
に遅いのでほとんど蒸発することはない。一方、光吸収
層23の表面に蒸発防止層24を被着さセているため、
光吸収層23の葎発は1νj1[される。
By performing this heating for about 15 minutes, the semiconductor substrate 1
Thermal cleaning process removes impurities such as oxides adhering to the surface of the 0. Although the first upper Krasotho layer 22 is exposed in the sliver groove 30 portion, the seedling rate of the first upper Krasotho layer 22 is very slow, so it hardly evaporates. On the other hand, since the evaporation prevention layer 24 is deposited on the surface of the light absorption layer 23,
The light emission of the light absorption layer 23 is 1νj1[.

(d)前記(C)の工程の状態で半導体基板10の温度
を約600゜Cにし、(a)と同様の方法でP型Aly
 Gi1+−yAsからなる第2の上部クラッド層25
と、P゛型GaAsからなるキャップ層26とを前記ス
トライプ溝30が形成された藤発肪止層24の表曲に積
層する(第2の成長工程)。なお、この場合のAl組威
,も0.35にしている。以下、通常の半導体レーザの
製造方法と同様に電極40、41が形威される。
(d) In the state of step (C) above, the temperature of the semiconductor substrate 10 is set to about 600°C, and P-type Al
Second upper cladding layer 25 made of Gi1+-yAs
and a cap layer 26 made of P'-type GaAs are laminated on the curved surface of the Fujistopper layer 24 in which the stripe grooves 30 are formed (second growth step). Note that the aluminum strength in this case is also set to 0.35. Thereafter, the electrodes 40 and 41 are formed in the same manner as in a normal semiconductor laser manufacturing method.

?かして、上述した光吸収層23と蒸発防止層24(A
I組或は0.1以上)におUる温度と蒸発速度との関係
を第2図に示している。同図に示すように、蒸発防止層
24はほとんど蒸発しないことがわかる。
? Thus, the light absorption layer 23 and the evaporation prevention layer 24 (A
FIG. 2 shows the relationship between temperature and evaporation rate in group I or 0.1 or higher). As shown in the figure, it can be seen that the evaporation prevention layer 24 hardly evaporates.

そして、光吸収層23(GaAs)は温度を■上昇する
につれて蒸発速度が速くなることがわかる。
It can also be seen that the evaporation rate of the light absorption layer 23 (GaAs) increases as the temperature increases.

なお、上述した実施例において、ストライプ溝30の幅
と第1の−L部クラット層22の膜厚とで、半導体レー
ザの横モート′および縦モートを制御している。
In the embodiment described above, the width of the stripe groove 30 and the thickness of the first -L portion crat layer 22 control the transverse moat' and the longitudinal moat of the semiconductor laser.

〈発明の効果〉 本発明に係る半導体レーザの製造方法によると、勺一マ
ルクリーニング工程における光吸収層の茅発を蒸発防止
層でほとんど防11二することができる。
<Effects of the Invention> According to the method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser according to the present invention, the evaporation prevention layer can almost completely prevent the light absorption layer from oxidizing during the first cleaning step.

そのため、サーマルクリーニング工程が良好に行えるこ
とに基づいて、2回目のMBE威長工程による各層の積
層状態を良好にすることができる。
Therefore, based on the fact that the thermal cleaning process can be performed well, it is possible to improve the lamination state of each layer by the second MBE lengthening process.

その結果、上述したような半導体レーザを容易に製造す
ることができる。
As a result, a semiconductor laser as described above can be easily manufactured.

さらに、蒸発防止層は、AlGaAsからなるため、M
BE装置で他の各層と連続して成長させることができる
。従って、製造における特別な方法を必要とせず、しか
も製造工程を増やす必要もないという効果を奏する。
Furthermore, since the evaporation prevention layer is made of AlGaAs, M
It can be grown successively with other layers using a BE device. Therefore, there is an effect that no special manufacturing method is required, and there is no need to increase the number of manufacturing steps.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図(a)〜(d)は本発明の一実施例に係る半導体
レーザの製造方法を示す説明図、第2図は半導体基板の
温度と蒸発速度との関係を示す特性図である。 10・・・半導体基板、20・・・下部クラッド層、2
1・・・活性層、22・・・第1の上部クラッド層、2
3・・・光吸収層、24・・・蒸発防止層、25・・・
第2の上部クラッド層、26・・・キャソプ層、30・
・・ストライプ溝。
FIGS. 1(a) to 1(d) are explanatory diagrams showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing the relationship between the temperature of a semiconductor substrate and the evaporation rate. 10... Semiconductor substrate, 20... Lower cladding layer, 2
1... Active layer, 22... First upper cladding layer, 2
3... Light absorption layer, 24... Evaporation prevention layer, 25...
Second upper cladding layer, 26... cassop layer, 30.
・Stripe groove.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)MBE装置でもって製造されるAlGaAs系半
導体レーザの製造方法において、 Al_x_1Ga_1_−_x_1Asからなる下部ク
ラッド層と、Al_x_2Ga_1_−_x_2Asか
らなる活性層と、Al_x_3Ga_1_−_x_3A
sからなる第1の上部クラッド層と、GaAsからなる
光吸収層と、組成比を_x_4>0.1にしたAl_x
_4Ga_1_−_x_4Asからなる蒸発防止層とを
半導体基板の表面に積層する第1の成長工程と、 前記積層された半導体基板の幅方向中央部に前記第1の
上部クラッド層まで達する深さおよび所望の幅のストラ
イプ溝を形成するホトエッチング工程と、 前記ストライプ溝が形成された半導体基板を加熱しつつ
、その表面を砒素でもって衝撃して表面に付着した不純
物を蒸発させるサーマルクリーニング工程と、 前記不純物が蒸発された半導体基板にAl_YGa_1
_−_YAsからなる第2の上部クラッド層および高不
純物濃度GaAsからなるキャップ層を積層する第2の
成長工程とを具備したことを特徴とする半導体レーザの
製造方法。
(1) In a method for manufacturing an AlGaAs semiconductor laser manufactured using an MBE apparatus, a lower cladding layer made of Al_x_1Ga_1_-_x_1As, an active layer made of Al_x_2Ga_1_-_x_2As, and an Al_x_3Ga_1_-_x_3A
A first upper cladding layer made of S, a light absorption layer made of GaAs, and Al_x with a composition ratio of _x_4>0.1.
a first growth step of laminating an evaporation prevention layer made of _4Ga_1_-_x_4As on the surface of the semiconductor substrate; a photo-etching process for forming striped grooves of a wide width; a thermal cleaning process for evaporating impurities attached to the surface by bombarding the surface with arsenic while heating the semiconductor substrate in which the striped grooves have been formed; and evaporating impurities attached to the surface. Al_YGa_1 on the semiconductor substrate on which is evaporated
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor laser, comprising: a second growth step of laminating a second upper cladding layer made of YAs and a cap layer made of GaAs with a high impurity concentration.
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