• DocumentCode
    764710
  • Title

    Dry etching process for fabrication of optoelectronic gratings in III-V substrates

  • Author

    Gozdz, A.S. ; Shelburne, J.A. ; Robinson, R.S. ; Chang, C.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    2270
  • Lastpage
    2271
  • Abstract
    A novel, three-step dry etching process for the fabrication of first-order diffraction gratings in III-V semiconductors is reported. The process takes advantage of the etching of thin films of SiO2 and of a sensitive, organosilicon electron-beam resist by the H2/CH4 plasma. It reduces wafer handling and eliminates wet stripping of the resist. The gratings were imaged with a scanning tunnelling microscope.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; electron beam lithography; optical workshop techniques; optoelectronic devices; semiconductor technology; sputter etching; substrates; DBR lasers; DFB lasers; H 2/CH 4 plasma; III-V semiconductors; III-V substrates; InP; RIE; SiO 2 thin films; fabrication; first-order diffraction gratings; optoelectronic gratings; organosilicon electron-beam resist; reactive ion etching; three-step dry etching process;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911404
  • Filename
    109528