FABRICATION OF MESA-TYPE WAVEGUIDES IN ALGAAS STRUCTURES BY LASER IRRADIATION

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SALATHE, RP
GILGEN, HH
RYTZFROIDEVAUX, Y
LUTHY, W
WEBER, HP
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[1] Institute of Applied Physics, University of Berne, CH-3012 Berne
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10.1063/1.91209
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Passive three-dimensional light guides have been generated by exposing small areas of AlxGa1-xAs heterostructure material to cw argon laser radiation and subsequent removal of the irradiated zones by selective etching. Mesa-type waveguides with a width of 2.5 μm and a lateral definition of better than 0.3 μm have been produced. The luminescence emitted by the samples during the irradiation has been monitored to investigate the dynamics of processing.
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