Innovative Optoelectronic Materials and Structures Using OMVPE

Abstract

An advanced OMVPE process is being developed for the deposition of III-V semiconductor materials and structures. There are important optoelectronic device structures which can not be realized by conventional means. These include AlGaAs semiconductor lasers with improved coherence using embedded diffraction gratings, and GaInP pseudomorphic structures on GaP substrates for short wavelength semiconductor lasers. The structure on GaP result in improved laser performance compared to the 650 nm AlGaInP devices previously developed in this program. The new OMVPE apparatus combines the multichamber reaction cell with deep UV photo-assisted growth and modulation flow epitaxial techniques. Using a combination of such processes, the growth temperature requirements for III-V alloys can be substantially reduced. Selective growth on a sub-micron scale will be attempted with in-situ interference holography. Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Crystal growth. (jes)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214192

Entities

People

  • James R. Shealy

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diffraction
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency Combs
  • Heterojunctions
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Quantum Wells
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics