Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 13, 1303101(2023)

Design and Fabrication of Antireflective Film for Weak Ripple Superluminescent Diode

Daoming You1,2, Manqing Tan1,2、*, Xiaofeng Guo1, Wentao Guo1, Yingchun Cao1, and Wenbin Chen1,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Main steps of FDTD simulation
    Simulation model of SLD with tilt facet. (a) Schematic of physical model; (b) 3D structure and simplified facet
    PWM designed single-layer AR film reflectivity values with comparison between calculated values by FDTD method and designed values by PWM at tilt angles of 1°, 5°, and 10° shown in inset. (a) Reflectance curve of cavity surface type-1; (b) reflectance curve of cavity surface type-2
    SLD reflection curves of single-layer and double-layer AR films at tilt angle of 5°. (a) Cavity surface type-1; (b) cavity surface type-2
    Reflectivity of AR films versus film parameters at different tilt angles. (a) Single-layer film; (b) double-layer film
    Comparison of reflection characteristics of AR films before and after optimization. (a) Single-layer films; (b) double-layer films
    Reflectivity curves of films on accompany wafer. (a) Traditional AR films designed by PWM; (b) optimal AR films
    Spectra of SLD chips before and after double-layer AR film optimization with magnified spectra at 1310 nm shown in inset
    Parameter statistics of SLD chips before and after film optimization in which points represent SLD chip parameters and bar charts represent average values of parameters. (a) Ripple index; (b) modulation index; (c) reflectivity
    PIV characteristic curves of SLD chips coated with optimized double-layer AR films
    • Table 1. Structural parameters of simulation model and film

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      Table 1. Structural parameters of simulation model and film

      ParameterValue
      Core-layer thickness

      0.1 μm for type-1

      0.5 μmfor type-2

      Core layer refractive index(ncore3.4902-3.6000
      Cladding refractive index(nclad3.4902
      Refractive index difference(Δn3%
      Excitation wavelength1310 nm
      Tilt angle1°-10°
      Refractive index of single-layer film(n'1.879
      Thickness of single-layer film(l174.3 nm
      Refractive index of double-layer film(n12.72
      Thickness of first film(l1120.4 nm
      Refractive index of double-layer film(n21.45
      Thickness of second film(l2225.9 nm
    • Table 2. FDTD simulation parameters

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      Table 2. FDTD simulation parameters

      ParameterContent
      Mesh typeNon-uniform
      Mesh accuracy3
      Minimum mesh step /μm0.00025
      Boundary conditionPML in xy,and z directions
      Number of PMLs8
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    Daoming You, Manqing Tan, Xiaofeng Guo, Wentao Guo, Yingchun Cao, Wenbin Chen. Design and Fabrication of Antireflective Film for Weak Ripple Superluminescent Diode[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(13): 1303101

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    Paper Information

    Category: Thin Films

    Received: Jun. 21, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2022

    Published Online: May. 29, 2023

    The Author Email: Tan Manqing (mqtan@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL220983

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