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Method of growing InGaAsP on InP substrate with corrugation
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1984-07-25
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2004-07-25
Abstract
Abstract A method of growing an InGaAsP layer on a corrugated InP substrate as a part of a procedure for producing a DFB semiconductor laser includes the step of heating the substrate up to temperatures approaching 700 DEG C. while holding the substrate in an atmosphere which contains arsine and phosphine. The substrate is subsequently moved to InGaAsP and InP growth chambers for growth of these respective layers. The method of the invention is advantageous in that the corrugated structure of the substrate is maintained intact throughout the procedure.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoo Yanase
- 👤 Ikuo Mito
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 15:48
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B19/00; C30B19/12; C30B25/12; C30B25/18; C30B29/00; C30B29/10; C30B29/40; H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/10; H01S5/12; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/26; H10P14/263; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2907; H10P14/2909; H10P14/2924; H10P14/2925; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3418; H01S5/1231; H01S5/30; H01S5/32; H01S5/323; H01S5/3235; H01S5/32391; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S117/00; Y10S117/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of growing an InGaAsP layer on an InP substrate having a periodic corrugation on a surface thereof, comprising the steps of heating the InP substrate up to a growth temperature in the range of 650° C. to 700° C. while holding said InP substrate in an atmosphere which contains at least phosphine and arsine in a sufficient amount, and for a sufficient duration of time such as to form an arsenic absorbed InP substrate, and subsequently causing crystal growth of InGaAsP on said arsenic absorbed InP substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of growing an InGaAsP layer on an InP substrate having a periodic corrugation on a surface thereof, comprising the steps of heating the InP substrate up to a growth temperature in the range of 650° C. to 700° C. while holding said InP substrate in an atmosphere which contains at least phosphine and arsine in a sufficient amount, and for a sufficient duration of time such as to form an arsenic absorbed InP substrate, and subsequently causing crystal growth of InGaAsP on said arsenic absorbed InP substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said corrugation is as deep as 1500 Å.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said substrate is rotated during at least said heating step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the growth of InGaAsP is carried out in an InGaAsP growth chamber to which said substrate is transported following said heating step, and wherein an InGaAsP growth atmosphere is developed in said InGaAsP growth chamber during said heating step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising transporting said substrate to an InP growth chamber subsequent to said growth of InGaAsP, and thence to said InGaAsP growth chamber for the growth of an InGaAsP active layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising cladding said InGaAsP active layer with an InP cladding layer grown in said InP growth chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein arsine and phosphine are supplied during said heating step at a rate of 5 cc/min and 10 cc/min., respectively.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a distributed feedback semiconductor laser, comprising the steps of; providing an InP substrate; etching a periodic corrugation into a surface of said substrate; heating said substrate to a temperature ranging approximately between 650°-700° C. in an atmosphere containing at least arsine and phosphine; growing an InGaAsP active layer on said guiding layer; and growing an InP cladding layer on said active layer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a distributed feedback semiconductor laser, comprising the steps of; providing an InP substrate; etching a periodic corrugation into a surface of said substrate; heating said substrate to a temperature ranging approximately between 650°-700° C. in an atmosphere containing at least arsine and phosphine; growing an InGaAsP active layer on said guiding layer; and growing an InP cladding layer on said active layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein arsine and phosphine are supplied during said heating step in amounts sufficient to permit said substrate to be heated to a temperature of 700° C. while at least substantially completely preserving the structure of said corrugation.
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