Presentation 2022-05-27
Reactive Sputtering of Nitride Dielectric Film for Silicon Photonics Applications
Takaaki Fukushima, Jose A. Piedra Lorenzana, Rui Tsuchiya, Takeshi Hizawa, Yasuhiko Ishikawa,
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Abstract(in English) SiNx possesses a thermo-optic coefficient smaller by approximately one order of magnitude than that of Si, being effective for fabricating Si photonics devices such as an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer with a thermally stable operation. A low-loss optical waveguide is reported using a SiNx film deposited by reactive sputtering at a relatively low deposition temperature of 200?C. An AlN film with a refractive index as large as 2.0, similar to SiNx, is also deposited by reactive sputtering. No electro-optic effect is present in SiNx, while AlN ideally possesses an electro-optic coefficient on the order of 0.1 pm/V, potentially realizing optical modulation/switching devices including an optical intensity modulator.
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Keyword(in English) Silicon photonics / Reactive sputtering / Low-Temperature deposition / Silicon nitride / Aluminum nitride
Paper # ED2022-10,CPM2022-4,SDM2022-17
Date of Issue 2022-05-20 (ED, CPM, SDM)

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Committee SDM / ED / CPM
Conference Date 2022/5/27(1days)
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Place (in English) Online
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Topics (in English) Functional Device Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Related Technology
Chair Hiroshige Hirano(TowerPartners Semiconductor) / Hiroki Fujishiro(Tokyo Univ. of Science) / Yuichi Nakamura(Toyohashi Univ. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Shunichiro Ohmi(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Seiya Sakai(Hokkaido Univ.) / Hideki Nakazawa(Hirosaki Univ.)
Secretary Shunichiro Ohmi(AIST) / Seiya Sakai(Nihon Univ.) / Hideki Nakazawa(Fjitsu Lab.)
Assistant Taiji Noda(Panasonic) / Tomoyuki Suwa(Tohoku Univ.) / Ryota Isonoi(SCIOCS) / Yoshitugu Yamamoto(Mitsubishi Electric) / Yasuo Kimura(Tokyo Univ. of Tech.) / Fumihiko Hirose(Yamagata Univ.) / Noriko Bamba(Shinshu Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Silicon Device and Materials / Technical Committee on Electron Devices / Technical Committee on Component Parts and Materials
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Reactive Sputtering of Nitride Dielectric Film for Silicon Photonics Applications
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Silicon photonics
Keyword(2) Reactive sputtering
Keyword(3) Low-Temperature deposition
Keyword(4) Silicon nitride
Keyword(5) Aluminum nitride
1st Author's Name Takaaki Fukushima
1st Author's Affiliation Toyohashi University of Technology(Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Jose A. Piedra Lorenzana
2nd Author's Affiliation Toyohashi University of Technology(Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)
3rd Author's Name Rui Tsuchiya
3rd Author's Affiliation Toyohashi University of Technology(Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)
4th Author's Name Takeshi Hizawa
4th Author's Affiliation Toyohashi University of Technology(Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)
5th Author's Name Yasuhiko Ishikawa
5th Author's Affiliation Toyohashi University of Technology(Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)
Date 2022-05-27
Paper # ED2022-10,CPM2022-4,SDM2022-17
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) ED-52,CPM-53,SDM-54
Page pp.pp.13-16(ED), pp.13-16(CPM), pp.13-16(SDM),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2022-05-20 (ED, CPM, SDM)