AlAs oxidation system with H2O vaporizer for oxide-confined surface emitting lasers

被引:13
作者
Arai, M [1 ]
Nishiyama, N [1 ]
Shinada, S [1 ]
Koyama, F [1 ]
Iga, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Precis & Intelligence Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268503, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 2000年 / 39卷 / 6A期
关键词
oxidation; AlAs; surface emitting laser;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.39.3468
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We have developed an oxidation apparatus with high reproducibility for fabricating oxide-confined vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). Precise control of AlAs oxidation can be realized for a high-performance VCSEL array in mass production. In this system, we introduce a vaporizer with a water mass flow controller for stable and precise control of H2O vapor. We have achieved good reproducibility and controllability. The run-to-run deviation of the oxidized window is +/- 0.1 mu m for nominal similar to 10.4 mu m oxidation.
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页码:3468 / 3469
页数:2
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