WO2001020734A1 - Laser a semi-conducteur a emission par la surface - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a surface emitting semiconductor laser device, and more particularly, to a surface emitting semiconductor laser device capable of controlling a transverse mode of an oscillating laser beam.
- FIG. 1 shows an example A of a basic layer structure of such a surface emitting laser element.
- a lower reflector layer structure 2 is formed on a substrate 1 made of, for example, n-type GaAs, in which thin layers of, for example, n-type A 1 GaAs having different compositions are alternately laminated.
- a lower cladding layer 3a made of, for example, i-type AlGaAs
- a light emitting layer 4 made of a quantum well structure formed of GaAs / A1GaAs
- An upper cladding layer 3 b made of i-type A 1 GaAs is sequentially laminated, and an upper layer formed by alternately laminating thin layers of, for example, p-type A 1 GaAs having different compositions on the upper cladding layer 3 b.
- a p-type GaAs layer 6 is formed on the uppermost surface of the upper reflecting mirror layer structure 5 to constitute the entire layer structure. . Then, at least a portion of the layer structure up to the upper surface of the lower reflecting mirror layer structure 2 is removed by etching, and a columnar layer structure is formed at the center.
- Example near the periphery of the upper surface of the GaAs layer 6 in the columnar layer structure located at the center For example, an annular upper electrode 7a made of AuZn is formed, and a lower electrode 7b made of AuGeNi / Au is formed on the back surface of the substrate 1, for example.
- the side surface of the columnar portion and the periphery of the outer surface of the upper electrode 7a on the surface of the GaAs layer 6 are, for example, a dielectric film made of Si 3 N 4.
- the partial surface 6a of the GaAs layer 6, that is, the inner portion of the upper electrode 7a is a circular opening 6C that functions as a laser light emission window.
- an electrode leading pad 7c made of, for example, TiZPtZAu is formed to cover the surfaces of the upper electrode 7a and the dielectric film 8.
- the lowermost layer of the upper reflecting mirror layer structure 5, that is, the layer 3c located closest to the light emitting layer 4 is formed of, for example, p-type A1As.
- the outer peripheral portion of the A 1 As layer 3 c has an annular shape in plan view, and is formed by selectively oxidizing only the A 1 As layer. 2 ⁇ 3 has become insulating regions 3 d mainly comprising, by its current confinement structure for the light emitting layer 4 is formed.
- laser oscillation occurs in the light emitting layer 4, and the laser light passes through the GaAs layer 6 and its surface portion 6a (Laser light emission window) oscillates as indicated by the arrow, that is, vertically above the substrate 1.
- a laser element that oscillates stably in a high-order transverse mode is required as a light source, and in an inter-board optical transmission system to which space propagation is applied.
- a laser device that oscillates in a basic transverse mode is required as a light source.
- the oscillation lateral mode of the surface emitting semiconductor laser device having the above structure is controlled by the size of the current confinement structure shown in FIG. Specifically, by changing the width of the ring of the ring-shaped insulating region 3 d, the control is performed according to the size of the current injection path 3 e located in the center and having a circular shape in plan view. ing.
- the diameter of the above-described current injection path 3 e needs to be about 5 or less.
- the diameter of the current injection path 3 e is set to the small value as described above, the resistance as a laser element eventually increases, which causes a disadvantage such as an increase in operating voltage.
- accurately controlling the size of the diameter of the current injection path 3 e in the order of ⁇ m means that the width of the insulating region 3 d, that is, the oxidation width in the A 1 As layer 3 c is accurately controlled. Means However, it is very difficult to control this oxidation width on the order of m. As a result, the characteristics of the manufactured laser element vary, causing a problem in reproducibility.
- a layer structure of a semiconductor material having a light-emitting layer disposed between the reflector layer structure and the light-emitting layer is formed on a substrate, and an upper electrode having a ring shape in plan view is provided above the upper reflector layer structure.
- an upper electrode having a ring shape in plan view is provided above the upper reflector layer structure.
- a layer transparent to the oscillation laser light is formed so as to cover a part of the surface of the opening.
- a surface emitting semiconductor laser device is provided.
- the transparent layer is made of at least one dielectric film, a current injection path is formed near the light emitting layer, and a formation position of the transparent layer formed in the opening.
- a surface emitting semiconductor laser element included in the plan view shape of the current injection path and the thickness of the transparent layer is (2i + 1) Z4n times the oscillation wavelength of the laser light (however, , N is the refractive index of the transparent layer, and i is an integer.
- the surface-emitting semiconductor laser element has a thickness corresponding to the following, and the thickness is 2 i Z 4 n times the oscillation wavelength of the laser light (where Is a refractive index of a transparent layer, and i is a natural number.)
- a surface emitting semiconductor laser device is further provided in which a metal film is further formed on the transparent layer.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example A of a conventional surface emitting semiconductor laser device
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a layer structure of an example B1 of the surface emitting semiconductor laser device of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a layer structure of another example B2 of the surface emitting semiconductor laser device of the present invention
- 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a Si 3 N 4 film and a resist mask are formed on a layer structure formed on a substrate;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a columnar structure is formed on a substrate
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after the oxidation treatment is performed on the columnar structure of FIG. 5;
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where an upper electrode and a dielectric film are formed on the structure of FIG. 6;
- Graph showing current-voltage characteristics and current-light output characteristics in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1;
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing current-voltage characteristics and current-light output characteristics in Examples 2 and 3 and Comparative Example 2;
- Figure 10 shows the near-field emission images of Examples 2, 3 and Comparative Example 2 when the operating current was 7 mA;
- Fig. 11 shows the near-field emission images of Examples 2, 3 and Comparative Example 2 when the operating current was 15 mA.
- the surface emitting semiconductor laser device is characterized in that, in the upper reflector layer structure in which the opening is formed, the reflectance of a portion where laser oscillation is not desired to be caused is reduced (ie, multiple reflection is performed). It is based on the technical idea of performing oscillation lateral mode control. Then, a measure was taken in which a layer transparent to the oscillation wavelength of the oscillating laser light (hereinafter simply referred to as a transparent layer) was provided on a part of the surface of the opening portion functioning as an emission window for the laser light. Things.
- a transparent layer a layer transparent to the oscillation wavelength of the oscillating laser light
- the above-mentioned transparent layer is made of various materials in relation to the oscillation wavelength of the laser beam.
- a preferred example is a dielectric film made of a dielectric material such as magnesium or magnesium fluoride.
- ITO indium-tin oxide
- the transparent layer can function as an electrode.
- the transparent layer may be a single layer, or may have a laminated structure of two or more layers.
- FIG. 2 shows one example B1 of the laser device of the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows another example B2.
- the layer structure is the same as that of the element A shown in FIG.
- the dielectric film is also formed on the surface of the opening 6C functioning as the laser light emission window 6a described in the element A, the shape of the laser light emission window in plan view in FIG. It is different from the case.
- the element B1 has a circular shape in plan view because the dielectric film 8A having a circular shape in plan view is formed in an opening located inside the upper electrode 7a.
- the structure is such that a new exit window 6A with a smaller diameter is formed.
- the element B 2 has a circular shape in plan view because a dielectric film 8 B having a circular shape in plan view is formed at the center of the GaAs layer 6 exposed from the opening 6 C. This is a structure in which a new emission window 6B having a ring shape is formed.
- the oscillation wavelength of the laser light by the element B 1 (B 2) is ⁇ , ⁇ ⁇ (2 i + 1) It is preferable that the thickness is close to the value of Z4n times.
- n represents the refractive index of the dielectric constituting the dielectric film 8A (8B), and i represents an integer such as 0, 1, 2,...
- the dielectric film 8A (8B) having such a thickness in plan view and having such a thickness is formed on the uppermost surface, the dielectric film 8A (8B) is located immediately below the dielectric film 8A (8B).
- the effective reflectivity of the upper reflector layer structure decreases. As a result, laser oscillation does not occur only immediately below the dielectric film 8A (8B), and the oscillation transverse mode is controlled.
- the shape of the dielectric film in plan view is not limited to the type exemplified above, and may be an appropriate shape.
- the above-described effect of reducing the reflectivity is improved and the oscillation width of the laser beam is increased. This is preferable because the mode control is more effectively performed.
- the dielectric film (transparent layer) formed in the opening 6C exhibits the above-described effect, the position of the dielectric film (the transparent layer) is determined by projecting the dielectric film downward.
- the current injection path 3 e that regulates oscillation is included in the planar view shape. For the laser beam oscillated via the current injection path 3 e, the effective reflectivity of the upper reflector layer structure located immediately below the dielectric film is surely reduced, and the oscillation lateral mode This is because the certainty regarding the control of the control is improved.
- the laser device shown in FIG. 2 was manufactured as follows.
- the oscillation wavelength of this laser device is designed to be 85 Onm.
- a thin layer of the i A s is interposed a composition gradient layer having a thickness of 2 onm the hetero-interface of one another
- the lower reflector layer structure 2 composed of 30.5 pairs of multilayer films was alternately stacked. Then, on this, swallowing one flop A 1 0 3 Ga 0. 7 lower cladding layer 3 made of As a (thickness 97 nm), the four-layer three layers of GaAs quantum wells (each layer thickness 7 of the mn) A 1 Q .
- the lowermost layer 3c of the above-mentioned upper reflector layer structure was made of p-type A1As having a thickness of 5 Onm.
- a photolithography using a normal photoresist is formed thereon.
- a circular resist mask 9 having a diameter of about 45 was formed (FIG. 4).
- the Si 3 N 4 film 8 a other than the Si 3 N 4 film immediately below the resist mask 9 was removed by etching with 1 IE using 4 and then the entire resist mask 9 was removed to obtain a plan view shape. Exposed the surface of the GaAs layer 6 having a ring shape.
- an etching process up to the lower reflecting mirror layer structure 2 is performed using an etchant composed of a mixture of phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and water to form a columnar structure. Formed (Fig. 5).
- This layer structure was heated at a temperature of 400 in a steam atmosphere for about 25 minutes. Only the outer periphery of the p-type A 1 As layer 3c was selectively oxidized in an annular shape, and a current injection path 3e with a diameter of about 15 m was formed in the center (Fig. 6).
- the entire surface is coated with the Si 3 N 4 film 8 by a plasma CVD method, and then the GaAs layer 6 having a diameter of about 35 m is formed.
- the Si 3 N 4 film 8 formed on the upper surface is removed into an annular shape with an outer diameter of 25 m and an inner diameter of 15 m to expose the surface of the GaAs layer 6, where AuZn is deposited.
- An annular upper electrode 7a is formed by vapor deposition, and only the outer surface of the upper electrode 7a is covered with a Si 3 N 4 film 8, and furthermore, a pad 7 for electrode extraction is formed thereon.
- c was formed of Ti / PtZAu (FIG. 7).
- the exit window 6A was formed with a small hole diameter of 10 m. This is Example 2.
- the lower electrode 7b is formed by polishing the back surface of the substrate 1 to a total thickness of about 100 m and depositing AuGeNiZAu on the polished surface.
- the oxidation width of the A 1 As layer 3 c was increased and the diameter of the current injection path 3 c was reduced to about 5 minutes.
- the element A shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured by forming an opening 6C having a diameter of 15 on the GaAs layer 6 and using the opening 6a as an exit window 6a. This is referred to as Comparative Example 1. Further, in the device of Example 1, the device A having the opening of 15 m in diameter by removing all the Si 3 N 4 film located inside the upper electrode 7 a and having this as the exit window 6 a was used. Manufactured. This is referred to as Comparative Example 2.
- Table 1 summarizes the dimensions and shapes of the current injection paths and exit windows for the five types of devices. Columnar structure Dimensions of the upper electrode Current injection Injection window shape
- Example 1 3 5 1 5 2 5 1 5 Circular with a diameter of 6 am:! Dog
- Example 2 3 5 1 5 2 5 1 5 Circular shape with a diameter of 10 m
- Example 3 3 5 1 5 2 5 1 5 Outer shape 1 5 m, circular shape with inner diameter 6 ⁇
- Comparative example 1 3 5 1 5 2 5 5 Circular shape with diameter 15 zm
- Comparative example 2 3 5 1 5 2 5 1 5 Circular shape with diameter 15 im
- FIG. 8 shows current-voltage characteristics and current-light output characteristics in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- the solid line represents current-voltage characteristics
- the broken line represents current-light output characteristics.
- oscillation mode was the basic transverse mode in each of the example and the comparative example 1.
- Example 1 As is clear from FIG. 8, the operating voltage of Example 1 is lower than that of Comparative Example 1, for example, the operating voltage at 5 mA is about 1.8 V. It is much lower than that. This is because the diameter of the current injection path in Example 1 was 15 m, and the resistance at that point was lower than that in Comparative Example 1 in which the diameter of the current injection path was 5 m.
- FIG. 9 shows the current-voltage characteristics and the current-light output characteristics in Examples 2 and 3 and Comparative Example 2, respectively.
- the solid line represents current-voltage characteristics
- the broken line represents current-light output characteristics.
- the image a shows the case of Example 2
- the image b shows the case of Example 3
- the image c shows the case of Comparative Example 2, respectively.
- the number of light emitting spots is increased as compared with the second embodiment, and the light is more diffused as a whole.
- Example 3 no switching behavior occurred even if the current injection was increased.
- the laser device of the present invention is a surface-emitting semiconductor laser device capable of oscillation lateral mode control, for example, a laser device that oscillates in a basic lateral mode at a low operating voltage.
- this surface emitting semiconductor laser device is used for parallel data transmission. It can be used as a light source, contributing to the construction of high-speed optical data communication systems.
- the control of the oscillation transverse mode in the laser element of the present invention is not performed by controlling the current confinement structure as in the related art, but in a plan view of the dielectric film (transparent layer) formed on the entire upper surface. Since the shape is controlled, the degree of design freedom is high, the manufacturing is easy, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
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