An experimental study of the dependence of SiO2 waveguide side wall roughness on the etch condi- tions and etch masks in CHF3/O2 based reactive ion etching plasma was reported. When working under standard low-pressure...An experimental study of the dependence of SiO2 waveguide side wall roughness on the etch condi- tions and etch masks in CHF3/O2 based reactive ion etching plasma was reported. When working under standard low-pressure （20mtorr） etching conditions, a novel etch roughening phenomenon has been observed in the plasma, that is, the roughness of the etched front surface increases with the amount of material etched, independent of etch rate, RF power, and gas composition. Besides, the etched underlying side wall will be tapered as the upper SU-8 resist pattern degradation transfers downward. A process using double-layered mask, consisting of SU-8 resist and thin Chromium film, was developed for improving the side wall smoothness. Based on the studies, SiO2/Si channel waveguides with the propagation loss less than 0. 07dB/cm were fabricated at last.展开更多
鉴于SiC材料具有很强的稳定性以及湿法刻蚀的种种缺点,目前主要使用干法刻蚀来刻蚀SiC材料。但是干法刻蚀后样品表面的粗糙度对器件的性能有一定的影响。针对这一问题,采用电感耦合等离子体-反应离子刻蚀技术,对SiC材料进行SF_6/O_2混...鉴于SiC材料具有很强的稳定性以及湿法刻蚀的种种缺点,目前主要使用干法刻蚀来刻蚀SiC材料。但是干法刻蚀后样品表面的粗糙度对器件的性能有一定的影响。针对这一问题,采用电感耦合等离子体-反应离子刻蚀技术,对SiC材料进行SF_6/O_2混合气体和SF_6/CF4/O_2混合气体的刻蚀,并且探究了压强、ICP功率和混合气体比例对样品表面粗糙度的影响。实验结果表明使用SF_6/O_2混合气体刻蚀后,样品的表面平整度较好。在一定RIE功率条件下,当ICP功率为700 W、压强为20 m T和SF_6/O_2为50/40 sccm时,样品表面的粗糙度最小。展开更多
文摘An experimental study of the dependence of SiO2 waveguide side wall roughness on the etch condi- tions and etch masks in CHF3/O2 based reactive ion etching plasma was reported. When working under standard low-pressure （20mtorr） etching conditions, a novel etch roughening phenomenon has been observed in the plasma, that is, the roughness of the etched front surface increases with the amount of material etched, independent of etch rate, RF power, and gas composition. Besides, the etched underlying side wall will be tapered as the upper SU-8 resist pattern degradation transfers downward. A process using double-layered mask, consisting of SU-8 resist and thin Chromium film, was developed for improving the side wall smoothness. Based on the studies, SiO2/Si channel waveguides with the propagation loss less than 0. 07dB/cm were fabricated at last.
文摘鉴于SiC材料具有很强的稳定性以及湿法刻蚀的种种缺点,目前主要使用干法刻蚀来刻蚀SiC材料。但是干法刻蚀后样品表面的粗糙度对器件的性能有一定的影响。针对这一问题,采用电感耦合等离子体-反应离子刻蚀技术,对SiC材料进行SF_6/O_2混合气体和SF_6/CF4/O_2混合气体的刻蚀,并且探究了压强、ICP功率和混合气体比例对样品表面粗糙度的影响。实验结果表明使用SF_6/O_2混合气体刻蚀后,样品的表面平整度较好。在一定RIE功率条件下,当ICP功率为700 W、压强为20 m T和SF_6/O_2为50/40 sccm时,样品表面的粗糙度最小。
