JP7094082B2 - 光半導体素子、光サブアセンブリ、及び光モジュール - Google Patents
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図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る光伝送装置1及び光モジュール2の構成を示す模式図である。光伝送装置1は、プリント回路基板11(PCB)とIC12を備えている。光伝送装置1は、例えば、大容量のルータやスイッチである。光伝送装置1は、例えば交換機の機能を有しており、基地局などに配置される。光伝送装置1に、複数の光モジュール2が搭載されており、光モジュール2より受信用のデータ(受信用の電気信号)を取得し、IC12などを用いて、どこへ何のデータを送信するかを判断し、送信用のデータ(送信用の電気信号)を生成し、プリント回路基板11を介して、該当する光モジュール2へそのデータを伝達する。
本発明の第2の実施形態に係るEA変調器集積半導体レーザ素子200は、レーザ部200Aと変調器部200Bと導波路部200Cとが半導体基板上にモノリシックに集積される光半導体素子である。ここで、レーザ部200Aは分布帰還型半導体レーザ素子であり、変調器部200BはEA変調器である。当該実施形態に係るEA変調器集積半導体レーザ素子200は埋め込み構造型である。
図8は、本発明の第3の実施形態に係るPIN型ダイオード300の断面図である。当該実施形態に係るPIN型ダイオードは、第1及び第2の実施形態に係る光半導体素子が半導体発光素子であったのに対して、半導体受光素子となる光半導体素子である。当該実施形態に係るPIN型ダイオード300の主な特徴は、第1及び第2の実施形態とどうように、p型クラッド層の構造にあり、p型クラッド層は、3対のp型InP層及びP型InAlP層からなる。
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- InP基板と、
前記InP基板の上方に配置される活性層と、
前記活性層の下方に配置される第1導電型半導体層と、
前記活性層の上方に配置される第2導電型クラッド層と、
を備え、
前記第2導電型クラッド層は1又は複数の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層と、1又は複数の第2導電型InP層とを含み、
前記1又は複数の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層それぞれの厚さは、前記1又は複数の第2導電型InP層それぞれの厚さよりも厚く、
前記1又は複数の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層それぞれにおいて、Al組成xは第2導電型ドーパントのドーピング濃度に相当する値以上であり、
前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の平均歪量の絶対値が、前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の総層厚を臨界層厚として、Matthewsの関係式より求まる臨界歪量の絶対値以下となり、
Matthewsの関係式は下記の式で表される、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。
εc:臨界歪量
tc:臨界層厚
b:バーガーズべクトル
ψ:転位線とバーガーズベクトルとのなす角
φ:すべり方向と膜面とのなす角
ν:ポアソン比 - 請求項1に記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記第2導電型クラッド層は、1層のみの前記第2導電型In1-xAlxP層と、前記1又は複数の第2導電型InP層と、含み、
前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層のAl組成xは、前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層における第2導電型ドーパントのドーピング濃度に相当する値以上であり、
前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層の歪量の絶対値は、前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層の層厚を臨界層厚として、Matthewsの関係式より求まる臨界歪量の絶対値以下である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記第2導電型クラッド層は1層の第2導電型InP層及び1層のみの第2導電型In1-xAlxP層からなり、
前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層のAl組成xは、前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層における第2導電型ドーパントのドーピング濃度に相当する値以上であり、
前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層の歪量の絶対値は、前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の総層厚を臨界層厚として、Matthewsの関係式より求まる臨界歪量を、前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の平均歪量とし、該平均歪量より求まる前記1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層の歪量以下である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記1又は複数の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層は、n層(nは2以上の整数)の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層を含み、
前記1又は複数の第2導電型InP層は、前記n層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層のうち隣り合う第2導電型In1-xAlxP層の間にそれぞれ配置される、(n-1)層の第2導電型InP層を含む、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記光半導体素子は半導体発光素子であり、
前記InP基板は第1導電型InP基板であり、
前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の層厚は、0.5μm以上2μm以下である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項5に記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記活性層と前記第2導電型クラッド層との間に配置される回折格子層を、
さらに含む、光半導体素子。 - 請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記光半導体素子は半導体光変調器であり、
前記InP基板は第1導電型InP基板であり、
前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の層厚は、0.5μm以上2μm以下である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記光半導体素子は半導体受光素子であり、
前記InP基板は半絶縁性InP基板であり、
前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の層厚は、0.5μm以上2μm以下である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1乃至8のいずれかに記載の光半導体素子であって、
前記第1導電型はn型であり、
前記第2導電型はp型であり、
前記第2導電型ドーパントは、Zn、Mg、Beの群から選択される1又は複数の原子である、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。 - 請求項1乃至9のいずれかに記載の光半導体素子、
を備える、光サブアセンブリ。 - 請求項10に記載の光サブアセンブリ、
を備える、光モジュール。 - InP基板と、
前記InP基板の上方に配置される活性層と、
前記活性層の下方に配置される第1導電型半導体層と、
前記活性層の上方に配置される第2導電型クラッド層と、
を備え、
前記第2導電型クラッド層は、1層の第2導電型In1-xAlxP層のみからなり、
前記第2導電型In 1-x Al x P層において、Al組成xは第2導電型ドーパントのドーピング濃度に相当する値以上であり、
前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の平均歪量の絶対値が、前記第2導電型クラッド層全体の総層厚を臨界層厚として、Matthewsの関係式より求まる臨界歪量の絶対値以下となり、
Matthewsの関係式は下記の式で表される、
ことを特徴とする光半導体素子。
εc:臨界歪量
tc:臨界層厚
b:バーガーズべクトル
ψ:転位線とバーガーズベクトルとのなす角
φ:すべり方向と膜面とのなす角
ν:ポアソン比
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