NL2022390B1 - Monolithic semiconductor device for optical sensing. - Google Patents

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NL2022390B1
NL2022390B1 NL2022390A NL2022390A NL2022390B1 NL 2022390 B1 NL2022390 B1 NL 2022390B1 NL 2022390 A NL2022390 A NL 2022390A NL 2022390 A NL2022390 A NL 2022390A NL 2022390 B1 NL2022390 B1 NL 2022390B1
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CONCLUSIES:
1. Een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) aangepast om een Fabry- Perot-sensor (503) te vormen indien gekoppeld aan een optische vezel (501), waarbij de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting omvat: - een holte (108) die zich uitstrekt van een achterzijde (105) naar een voorzijde (106) van de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting, waarbij de achterzijde van de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting is aangepast om te worden gekoppeld aan een uiteinde (504) van de optische vezel zodat het uiteinde van de optische vezel de holte in de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting aan de achterkant en afdicht; en - en lichtreflecterend membraan (109) dat de holte afdicht in de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting aan de voorzijde, - waarbij het lichtreflecterende membraan siliciumnitride omvat.
2. Een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting volgens conclusie 1, waarbij het lichtreflecterende membraan (109) bestaande uit silictumnitride een dikte heeft die ligt IS tussen 0,1 en 10 um.
3. Een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting volgens één van de conclusies 1 en 2, waarbij de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting een lengte heeft, die zich uitstrekt tussen de achterzijde (105) en de voorzijde (106), gelegen tussen 0,1 en 1 mm.
4. Een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting volgens één van de conclusies 1 tot 3, waarbij de holte (109) in de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting cilindrisch is en een diameter heeft die ligt tussen 0,05 en 0,5 mm.
5. Een optisch sensorsamenstel (500, 600, 700) omvattende een optische vezel (501, 601, 701) en een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) volgens één van de conclusies 1 tot 4 die de optische vezel is gekoppeld om een Fabry-Perot-sensor (503, 602, 702) te vormen.
6. Een optisch sensorsamenstel volgens één van de conclusie 5, waarbij de optische vezel (501, 601, 701) een additionele Fabry-Perot-sensor (505, 603, 703) omvat gevormd door ten minste één reflecterende structuur (506, 604, 704) in de optische vezel (501, 601, 701) waaraan de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) is gekoppeld.
7. Een optisch sensorsamenstel volgens conclusie 6, waarbij de additionele Fabry-Perot-sensor (505) twee Bragg-roosters (506, 507) in de optische vezel (501) omvat.
8 Een optisch sensorsamenstel volgens conclusie 6, waarbij de additionele Fabry-Perot-sensor (603) wordt gevormd door een splitsingsverbinding (604) en een transversaal eindvlak (605) van de optische vezel (601) waaraan de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting ( 101) is gekoppeld
9. Een optische sensoreenheid volgens conclusie 6, waarbij de extra Fabry- Perot-sensor (703) wordt gevormd door een lokale modificatie (704) van een kern (705) van de optische vezel (701) en een transversaal eindvlak (706) van de optische vezel (701) waarmee de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) is gekoppeld.
10. Een optisch sensorsamenstel volgens één van de conclusies 5 tot 9, waarbij de Fabry-Perot-sensor gevormd door de monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) gekoppeld aan de optische vezel (501, 601, 701), enerzijds, en de additionele Fabry-Perot sensor (505, 603, 703) gevormd door de ten minste ene reflectieve structuur (506, 604, 704) in de optische vezel (501, 601, 701), aan de andere kant, een verschil in nominale optische lengte hebben van minstens 10 um.
11. Een optisch sensorsamenstel volgens één van de conclusies 5 of 10, waarbij de optische vezel (501, 601, 701) van het type met enkele modus is.
12. Een optisch sensorsysteem (1100) omvattende ten minste één Fabry-Perot sensor (1101-1109) gevormd door een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) volgens één van de conclusies 1 tot 4 gekoppeld aan een optische vezel (1111) en een optische uitleesinrichting (1110) aangepast om een optische lengte in de Fabry-Perot sensor te meten.
13. Een optisch sensorsysteem volgens conclusie 12, waarbij de optische uitleesinrichting (1110) omvat: - een spectrale acquisitie-inrichting (1112) aangepast om opeenvolgende spectrale responsen van de Fabry-Perot-sensor te verkrijgen gedurende opeenvolgende tijdsintervallen; en - een spectrale analyse-inrichting (1113) aangepast om een periodiciteit te detecteren in ten minste een van de opeenvolgende spectrale responsen die zijn verkregen en om een fase-evolutie van de periodiciteit gedurende de opeenvolgende spectrale responsen te detecteren.
14. Een werkwijze voor het vervaardigen van een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting (101) volgens één van de conclusies 1 tot 4, waarbij de werkwijze omvat: - een siliciumnitride depositie stap waarin een siliciumnitridelaag (1401, 1402) wordt gedeponeerd op ten minste een deel van ten minste één hoofdvlak (1201, 1202) van een halfgeleidersubstraat; (1200); en - een holtevormende stap waarin een hoofdvlak (1201) van het halfgeleidersubstraat wordt blootgesteld aan ten minste een ets substantie om een holte (1601) te vormen die zich uitstrekt van het oppervlak van het halfgeleidersubstraat dat 1s blootgesteld, tot een silicium nitridelaag (1302) die is gedeponeerd op een tegenoverliggend hoofdvlak (1202) van het halfgeleidersubstraat, waarbij de siliciumnitridelaag het lichtreflecterende membraan (109) vormt.
15. Werkwijze voor het vervaardigen van een monolithische halfgeleiderinrichting volgens conclusie 14, waarbij het halfgeleidersubstraat (1200) een siliciumsubstraat is dat twee hoofdvlakken (1201, 1202) omvat die ten minste gedeeltelijk bedekt zijn door een siliciumoxidelaag (1301, 1302) en waarbij, in de holtevormende stap, de siliciumoxidelaag (1302) die de siliciumnitridelaag (1402) binnen de holte (1601) bedekt, wordt verwijderd.
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