학술논문

Cl/sub 2//O/sub 2/- and Cl/sub 2//N/sub 2/-based inductively coupled plasma etching of photonic crystals in InP: sidewall passivation
Document Type
Conference
Source
International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005 Indium Phosphate and Related Materials Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on. :315-318 2005
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Photonics and Electrooptics
Plasma applications
Etching
Photonic crystals
Indium phosphide
Passivation
Plasma temperature
Plasma materials processing
Plasma chemistry
Plasma measurements
Crystalline materials
Language
ISSN
1092-8669
Abstract
We have fabricated two-dimensional photonic crystals in InP-based materials with Cl/sub 2/-based inductively coupled plasma etching. To obtain vertical sidewalls, we employ sidewall passivation through addition of N/sub 2/ or O/sub 2/ to the plasma. With the Cl/sub 2/O/sub 2/-process we are able to etch 3.2 /spl mu/m deep holes that have nearly cylindrical shape in the upper 2 /spl mu/m. The first optical results illustrate the feasibility of our approach, showing over 30 dB transmission reduction in the /spl Gamma/K-stopband.