OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDING IN SI/SI1-XGEX/SI HETEROSTRUCTURES

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NAMAVAR, F [1 ]
SOREF, RA [1 ]
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[1] USAF,ROME LAB,ERO,BEDFORD,MA 01731
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10.1063/1.349276
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Waveguiding at 1.3-mu-m has been observed in a submicrometer strained layer of Si1-xGex sandwiched between a Si capping layer and a Si substrate. This structure is a precursor of the waveguided Si/Si1-xGex/Si heterojunction bipolar transistor. The buried alloy layer, grown by chemical vapor deposition, had a Ge content of either 8% or 18%. The SiGe layer was approximately 1500 angstrom thick beneath a 2-mu-m Si cap. The observed TE0 mode profile agreed with theory.
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