Abstract
We have fabricated optical channels in selectively masked planar GaAs/AlGaAs waveguide structures using both 10 MeV oxygen and 8 MeV carbon ions. Implantation at different temperatures appears to have a direct effect on the extracted propagation mode losses. Single-mode operation was observed from all the fabricated optical channels at a wavelength of 1.3 μm. The optical characterization results provide insight as to which ion beam parameters are best suited to optimize this fabrication process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 704-708 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1998 |
Funding
The authors would like to especially thank Eric Webster for accomplishing the masking procedure at the MICOM Laboratory. This project is supported in part by NSF-MRCE under grant number RII880291, by the Division of Materials Science, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-96OR22464 with Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., and the Howard J. Foster Center for Irradiation of Materials at Alabama A&M University.
Funders | Funder number |
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Division of Materials Science | |
Howard J. Foster Center for Irradiation of Materials at Alabama A&M University | |
NSF-MRCE | RII880291 |
US Department of Energy | DE-AC05-96OR22464 |
Keywords
- GaAs/AlGaAs
- Ion implantation
- Optical waveguides