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- the present invention relates to a photomixer and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a broadband photomixer and a method for manufacturing the same, which are the core of continuous frequency variable terahertz wave generation.
- 0.1 to 10 THz (1 THz: 10 12 Hz) is defined as terahertz waves.
- the 0.1 to 3 THz region is a region in which rotation resonance frequencies of a wide variety of molecules exist.
- molecular detection and the like can be obtained by non-destructive, unopened, and non-contact methods.
- the terahertz wave technology field it is possible to provide a new concept of future core technology, which has never been possible in medical, medicine, agricultural food, environmental measurement, bio, telecommunication, non-destructive investigation, and advanced material evaluation. This is an ongoing field.
- terahertz wave technology Since terahertz wave technology has very low energy of several meV at terahertz wave band photons, there is little effect on human body, so it is recognized as a core technology for realizing human-oriented ubiquitous society, and demand is expected to increase rapidly. However, no technology has yet been developed to satisfy real-time, portable, low cost, and broadband. However, due to continuous technological advances, various proposals on the application of terahertz spectroscopy and imaging are being made. Unlike the terahertz imaging field, where the adoption of high power and high sensitivity array detectors is essential, terahertz spectroscopy is the core technology of the system.
- the broadband terahertz system which is widely used until recently, is a THz-TDS (Time Domain Spectroscopy) that generates terahertz waves by irradiating a semiconductor having ultrafast response speed with a femto elementary ultra-short pulse laser as shown in FIG. 1.
- the broadband terahertz spectroscopy system which consists of a femto-grade high-power pulse laser and a photonconductive antenna (PCA), is the first to be commercialized because it provides relatively high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and broadband characteristics.
- SNR signal-to-noise ratio
- BS beam splitter
- pumptosecond optical pulse 10 from one femtosecond laser 22 reflected by a mirror M1.
- BS beam splitter
- one femtosecond optical pulse is reflected by the mirror M2 to excite the THz emitter 12
- the other femtosecond optical pulse is the optical retarder DL and the mirrors M3 and M4.
- Two off-axis parabolic mirrors 14 at the rear end of the THz emitter 12 focus the THz beam at the THz emitter 12 onto a sample 16 and the two non-axial axes
- An off-axis parabolic mirror 20 collects the THz beams transmitted from the sample 16 and focuses them on the THz detector 18.
- the maximum value of the terahertz signal can be measured at the point where the paths of the left and right laser beams exactly match.
- the method of measuring the terahertz signal is to change the optical path of the laser beam on the right side by using the optical retarder (DL). It is measured by the sampling method using the optical path difference.
- THz-TDS which is a pulse-type wideband terahertz wave generation method
- THz-FDS frequency domain spectroscopy
- the excitation light source is not a femtosecond laser but a very stable high power distributed feedback laser (DFB 1, DFB 2) (24, 26) of two wavelengths ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2). It takes advantage of the beats that) makes.
- the method for generating terahertz waves is similar to the THz-TDS system of FIG. 1.
- the PCA an ultra-high frequency photoelectric converter for THz-TDS, makes it possible to generate wideband terahertz waves easily with a rectangular micro-excitation area of several micrometers and a very simple dipole antenna due to the high peak value of the ultra-short pulsed laser.
- a terahertz wave having a frequency corresponding to two wavelengths is generated, and thus is called a photomixer instead of PCA.
- the development of the photomixer 30 for generating a non-pulse continuous wave uses an IDT (interdigitated) pattern as shown in FIG. do.
- the IDT pattern makes it easy to saturate and depend on the polarization of incident light, but it is widely used because it can generate wideband terahertz waves with relatively low input light output.
- Photomixer 30 a device for generating broadband tepahertz waves, is made of a very fast material having a reaction rate of pico (10 -12 ) seconds, and a photoconductive switch (PCS) through which current flows when light is irradiated. 32, and an antenna 34 for securing gain in one direction of the generated terahertz waves.
- PCS photoconductive switch
- Figure 4 it can be seen that the antenna 34 is formed on both sides with the photoconductive switch 32 of the photo mixer 30 in the center.
- Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0069453 discloses a technique for increasing the intensity of excitation light for generating terahertz waves and increasing the stability of the photomixer.
- the present invention fundamentally overcomes the characteristic degradation due to the saturation of the input light by the injection of a high power excitation light source and the rapid temperature increase of the photomixer active layer by the excitation light injection in a broadband photomixer which is a continuous wave terahertz wave generator unlike the pulsed PCA. This is to realize the development of high efficiency photomixer. In particular, it is easy to utilize well-developed optical communication components, and it is possible to drastically improve the efficiency of generating very low broadband terahertz waves in the long wavelength band, and at the same time, develop a broadband photomixer technology having high efficiency and high reliability characteristics.
- the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and provides a photomixer and a method for manufacturing the same, which fundamentally solve existing limitations of the PCA and photomixer, which are the core components of the existing broadband terahertz spectroscopy system. It is aimed.
- Each spectroscopic system utilizes various materials such as low-growth GaAs and InGaAs that meet the oscillation wavelength of the light source, but the results are still insufficient for industrialization due to the characteristics of the semiconductor.
- MOCVD metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
- a photomixer comprises: an active layer formed on an upper surface of a substrate but formed in a region where light is incident; And a heat conductive layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate and formed in the remaining region except for the region where the light is incident.
- the active layer has a mesa-shaped cross section.
- the thermal conductive layer may be formed of any one of InP, GaAs, Ge, Si, AlAs, and AlGaAs.
- the active layer and the thermal conductive layer may be in close contact with each other.
- An antireflective film may be additionally formed in a region where the light is incident, and the antireflective film may be formed on the active layer and the heat conductive layer.
- a method of manufacturing a photomixer includes forming an active layer on an upper surface of a substrate and forming the active layer in a region where light is incident; And forming a heat conductive layer on an upper surface of the substrate, and forming the heat conductive layer in the remaining areas except for the light incident area.
- the forming of the active layer comprises: growing a buffer layer vertically and horizontally on an upper surface of the substrate; Growing the active layer vertically and horizontally on an upper surface of the buffer layer; And etching the remaining areas of the grown active layer except for the light incident area.
- Vertically and horizontally growing the active layer may be a low temperature growth of the active layer by MBE method.
- the active layer may be formed to have a mesa-shaped cross section.
- the thermally conductive layer may be regrown in a region except for the region where the light is incident by MOCVD to have a planarized surface.
- the heat treatment process is performed simultaneously with the heat treatment process of the low-temperature growth semiconductor material and the high-quality semiconductor crystal growth, thereby enabling the development of high thermal conductivity and planar structure and high reliability. And high efficiency broadband photomixer.
- the reliability of the photomixer device utilizing the low temperature growth substrate and the development of a high efficiency photomixer with high efficiency heat dissipation structure enables practical terahertz application system development and the ripple effect of future technology development.
- THz-TDS time domain spectroscopy
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing an outline of a typical frequency domain spectroscopy (THz-FDS) system.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a general photo mixer.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing an installation form of the photoconductive switch and antenna shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a terahertz wave generation photomixer equivalent circuit employed in the description of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a terahertz wave generation flat panel type photomixer employed in the description of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a terahertz wave generation photomixer in which an antenna used in the description of the present invention is integrated.
- FIG. 8 is a modification of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a photo mixer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a photomixer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the main characteristics of the pulsed wideband terahertz wave generation system or the continuous frequency variable terahertz wave generation system are determined by the characteristics of the excitation light source and the efficiency of the photoelectric converters PCA and photomixer. Unlike the pulse type, when designing the photomixer for continuous wave generation, the effect of thermal rise inside the photomixer due to very high input optical power must be considered.
- the main heat sources include absorption of materials by light injection and Joule heating by currents by applying photomixer bias. Since the deterioration of the photoelectric efficiency characteristics due to premature saturation of incident light and increase of internal temperature due to the increase in the internal temperature of the photomixer proceeds rapidly, smooth heat dissipation is essential for securing high efficiency. In particular, it is the most important issue in continuous wave method. Consider the case of a long wavelength photomixer that exhibits the worst characteristics among various photoelectric converters.
- the frequency variable terahertz wave source generated at this time is directly affected by the characteristics of the excitation light source. A lot of efforts are made to develop a stable excitation light source by affecting the terahertz wave generated from the stability, line width, polarization, and phase of the excitation light source.
- the equivalent circuit method shown in FIG. 5 is widely used to analyze the terahertz wave output generated through the photomixer.
- the main variables affecting the photomixer characteristics include an applied voltage V B , an antenna impedance R L , a photo mixer capacitance C, a photo mixer photoconductance G 0, and the like.
- the photoconductance G 0 is given by Equation (1) below.
- Equation (1) below e is the charge amount of the carrier, P 0 is the light output incident on the photomixer.
- High-efficiency terahertz wave generation requires the adjustment of variables that directly affect the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photomix with a high power light source. As can be seen from Equation (2), the high response speed, antenna resistance, and input light intensity of the photomix are affected. In PCA, a pulsed terahertz wave generator, the deterioration due to the excitation light is relatively less affected than the continuous wave. However, in the case of the photomixer for continuous wave generation, the junction temperature T j (Junction temperature) formed at the interface between the air and the semiconductor due to Joule heating by applying the bias and increasing the temperature of the active layer by continuous input light injection and absorption is Determining the maximum value of the incident light is an essential element to develop a high efficiency photomixer.
- T j Joint temperature
- Carrier extinction time of a typical semiconductor is several ns (10 -9 ) seconds, the time corresponding to 1THz is 1 pico (10 -12 ) seconds, so if the growth temperature is rapidly lowered during semiconductor crystal growth to secure broadband characteristics, Impurities are generated by occupying the Group 5 element at the position of the Group 3 element to secure the femto-element carrier disappearance time.
- the GaAs material is used to absorb 800 nm light output, which is the central oscillation wavelength of the titanium sapphire (Ti: Sapphire) laser, which is the light source of the THz-TDS system.
- InGaAs materials are mainly used. The differentiation of the present invention will be described by comparing the photomixer manufacturing method which is generally utilized and the method newly proposed in the present invention.
- the photomixer comprises a photoconductive switch 32, which is a material that reacts at high speed to excitation light, and an antenna 34 for extracting the generated waves in any desired direction.
- the antenna 34 may be a bowtie antenna, a dipole antenna, or the like, depending on the application. Broadband antennas are essential for terahertz spectroscopy systems, while high-efficiency resonant antennas are used for terahertz imaging systems.
- FIG. 6 shows a simplest type photomixer in which only an antenna having a structure capable of applying a bias to a material having a carrier disappearance time is manufactured.
- the photomixer of FIG. 6 includes a substrate 40, a buffer layer 42, an active layer 44, an insulator thin film 46, an electrode pattern 48, and an antireflective film 50.
- the substrate 40 may be composed of semi-insulating GaAs or InGaAs to minimize the amount of terahertz waves are absorbed by the charges present on the substrate.
- the substrate 40 may be grown to a predetermined thickness by using a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) device.
- MBE molecular beam epitaxy
- the active layer 44 is formed vertically and horizontally on the top surface of the buffer layer 42.
- the active layer 44 is grown by a low temperature growth method to secure a carrier life time.
- the active layer 44 may be referred to as a core of the photomixer, and may also be called a photoconductive layer.
- the active layer 44 may generate terahertz waves from photoconductive switching.
- the semiconductor thin films used as the active layer 44 may be GaAs having a bulk type and InGaAs, InGaAsP, or the like, which have a band gap corresponding to the excitation light source wavelength, for the long wavelength region.
- a multilayer thin film structure such as InGaAs / InAlAs may be adopted to smoothly capture electrons and holes generated by a long wavelength excitation light source.
- the terahertz wave output is determined in proportion to the square of the applied voltage, and the formation of an electrode including an antenna for applying a bias to the photoconductive switch is essential.
- the insulator thin film 46 and the electrode pattern 48 are sequentially formed on the upper surface of the active layer 44 through a series of lithography processes.
- the electrode pattern 48 may be viewed as being connected to the antenna.
- the photomixer chip is completed by sequentially forming the buffer layer 42, the active layer 44, the insulator thin film 46, and the metal electrode pattern 48 on the substrate 40.
- the antireflective film 50 is for preventing the surface reflection fall by a semiconductor at last. First, the antireflection film layer is formed on the entire upper surface of the electrode pattern 48, and then the antireflection film 50 is formed only in a region where light is incident through a lithography process.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a terahertz wave generation photomixer having an integrated antenna.
- two bow tie antennas 34 which are broadband antennas, are integrated.
- One of the two bowtie antennas 334 may have a bias voltage applied and the other one may be grounded.
- a plurality of electrode pads 36 are connected for each bow tie antenna 34 for packaging.
- the electrode pad 36 may include a bias electrode pad and a ground electrode pad.
- the photoconductive switch 32 which is the core of the photomixer, is formed in the dotted line (i.e., between the two bowtie antennas 34).
- the photoconductive switch 32 may be formed of a material in the active layer 44 described above.
- the InGaAs material may be formed by background charges. It is known to have n-type semiconductor characteristics. In order to offset these n-type charges, p-type beryllium (Be) is doped into the low-growth InGaAs. As a result of Hall measurement, the higher the heat treatment temperature, the more beryllium (Be) is activated to offset the n-type impurities. This means that as the heat treatment temperature is increased, low temperature grown InGaAs with high dark resistivity can be obtained.
- the structure as shown in FIG. 8 can be considered in order to reduce the dark current which directly affects the photomixer characteristics.
- the role of each layer of the photomixer is the same as that of FIG. 6, and has a structure in which the remaining regions are removed by etching while leaving only the region where light enters.
- the active layer 52 has a mesa-shaped cross section. As such, when the active layer 52 has a mesa-shaped cross section, since there is no semiconductor region grown at low temperature except the region into which light is injected, there will be no generation of dark current due to the background charge concentration.
- reference numeral 54 denotes an insulator thin film.
- the photomixer of FIG. 8 since the active layer 52 is formed in a mesa shape, the photomixer of FIG. 8 also has an electrode pattern 48 on the active layer 52 having a similar shape. Accordingly, the electrode pattern 48 in FIG. 8 is not flat unlike the electrode pattern in FIG. 6. Thus, the photomixer of FIG. 8 brings inconsistency between the height of the active layer 52 and the antenna plane. Due to such inconsistency, there are difficulties in the process and most of the structures except the substrate are exposed to air, so it is difficult to expect high emission efficiency of heat generated during photoexcitation.
- the photomixer having the structure as shown in FIG. 9 is presented.
- the subsequent heat treatment process to secure mobility is essential for developing a broadband photomixer.
- the photomixer of FIG. 9 includes a substrate 60, a buffer layer 62, an active layer 64, a thermal conductive layer 66, an insulator thin film 68, an electrode pattern 70, and an antireflective film 72.
- the substrate 60, the buffer layer 62, and the active layer 64 have the same role as the substrate 40, the buffer layer 42, and the active layer 52 of FIG. 8.
- the insulator thin film 68, the electrode pattern 70, and the antireflective film 72 have the same role as the insulator thin film 46, the electrode pattern 48, and the antireflective film 50 of FIG. 6.
- the active layer 64 and the thermal conductive layer 66 are formed on the upper surface of the buffer layer 62, but the active layer 64 is formed in a region where light is incident, and the thermal conductive layer 66 is formed in a region other than the region where the light is incident. ) Is unique.
- the thermal conductive layer 66 uses a material having a very high thermal conductivity. For heat dissipation, the active layer 64 and the heat conductive layer 66 are preferably in close contact with each other.
- a heat treatment process and a planarization process of regrowing and planarizing a material having a very high thermal conductivity in a region other than a photoexcitation region (that is, a region into which light is incident) are made by using a MOCVD apparatus. Perform.
- MOCVD equipment which is a semiconductor crystal growth equipment.
- the experimental results confirmed that there was no sudden change of carrier life time up to a certain critical temperature.
- MOCVD which is a conventional semiconductor crystal growth equipment
- thermal conductivity As the regrowth material used for the thermal conductive layer 66, a wide variety of materials may be considered in consideration of lattice matching with various active layers and thermal conductivity of the regrowth material.
- the possible material names can be given as follows. InP (0.68 Wcm -1 K -1 ), GaAS (0.45 Wcm -1 K -1 ), Ge (0.58 Wcm -1 K -1 ), Si (1.3 Wcm -1 K -1 ), AlAs (0.91 Wcm -1) K -1 ) is a material having a very high thermal conductivity, which enables the development of a thermally stable photomixer by filling a region other than the photoexcitation region. In fact, it is experimentally confirmed that the use of such a structure dramatically improves its characteristics.
- an electric field E is formed in the active layer 64 by a bias voltage applied to the electrode pattern 70 connected to the antenna.
- carriers electron-hole pairs
- the carrier is accelerated by the electric field E formed in the active layer 64 and instantaneously moves to the antenna via the electrode pattern 70.
- the photocurrent flowing during the carrier's lifetime (a few hundred femtoseconds) generates terahertz waves in the antenna.
- heat generated during photoexcitation is quickly released to the outside through the heat conductive layer 66.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a photomixer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a buffer layer 62 is formed on the upper surface of the substrate 60 (S12).
- the buffer layer 62 is grown to a predetermined thickness vertically and horizontally by the MBE equipment.
- the active layer 64 is formed on the upper surface of the buffer layer 62 (S14).
- the active layer 64 is grown vertically and horizontally on the upper surface of the buffer layer 62 by a low temperature growth method using MBE equipment.
- the active layer 64 is grown vertically and horizontally on the top surface of the buffer layer 62 using MOCVD and then ion implantation is performed using ions such as, for example, F 2+ . May be performed.
- the active layer 64 formed by growing vertically and horizontally by the low temperature growth method by the MBE device or by vertically and horizontally by performing the ion implantation, the region where light is incident (ie, The other areas except for the optical excitation area are removed by etching. Accordingly, the active layer 64 has a mesa-shaped cross section.
- the thermal conductive layer 66 is regrown in the region excluding the region where light is incident to have a planarized surface (S16).
- the surface of the active layer 64 as well as the thermal conductive layer 66 is substantially flattened.
- an insulator thin film 68 is formed on the top surfaces of the active layer 64 and the thermal conductive layer 66 (S18).
- an electrode pattern 70 connected to one surface of the active layer 64 and spaced apart from the thermal conductive layer 66 is formed (S20).
- the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiment, but can be modified and modified within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, the technical idea to which such modifications and variations are also applied to the claims Must see
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- 기판의 상면에 형성되되 광이 입사되는 영역에 형성된 활성층; 및상기 기판의 상면에 형성되고 상기 광이 입사되는 영역을 제외한 나머지 영역에 형성된 열전도층;을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층은 메사형 단면을 갖는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층은 GaAs, InGaAs, InGaAsP, InGaAs/InAlAs 다층박막 구조 중에서 어느 하나로 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 열전도층은 InP, GaAs, Ge, Si, AlAs, AlGaAs 중에서 어느 하나로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층과 상기 열전도층은 서로 밀착된 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 활성층의 일면에 연결되고 상기 열전도층과는 이격된 전극 패턴을 추가로 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 청구항 1에 있어서,상기 광이 입사되는 영역에 무반사막이 추가로 형성되되, 상기 무반사막은 상기 활성층의 상부에서 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서.
- 기판의 상면에 활성층을 형성하되, 광이 입사되는 영역에 상기 활성층을 형성하는 단계; 및상기 기판의 상면에 열전도층을 형성하되, 상기 광이 입사되는 영역을 제외한 나머지 영역에 상기 열전도층을 형성하는 단계;를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 활성층을 형성하는 단계는,상기 기판의 상면에 버퍼층을 수직 및 수평하게 성장시키는 단계;상기 버퍼층의 상면에 상기 활성층을 수직 및 수평하게 성장시키는 단계; 및상기 성장된 활성층에서 상기 광이 입사되는 영역을 제외한 나머지 영역을 식각하는 단계;를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 활성층을 수직 및 수평하게 성장시키는 단계는 MBE법으로 상기 활성층을 저온성장시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 9에 있어서,상기 활성층을 수직 및 수평하게 성장시키는 단계는 MOCVD법으로 상기 활성층을 성장시키고 그 위에 이온 임플란테이션을 실시하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 활성층은 메사형 단면을 갖도록 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 열전도층을 형성하는 단계는, 상기 광이 입사되는 영역을 제외한 영역에 상기 열전도층을 MOCVD법으로 재성장시켜 평탄화된 표면을 갖게 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 열전도층은 InP, GaAs, Ge, Si, AlAs, AlGaAs 중에서 어느 하나로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 활성층의 일면에 연결되고 상기 열전도층과는 이격되는 전극 패턴을 형성하는 단계를 추가로 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
- 청구항 8에 있어서,상기 광이 입사되는 영역에 무반사막을 형성하는 단계를 추가로 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 포토믹서의 제조방법.
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