Study of the fabrication steps of an electro-thermo-optical device using Mach-Zehnder interferometer. / Estudo das etapas de fabricação de dispositivos eletro-termo-ópticos utilizando o interferômetro Mach-Zehnder.

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2008

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In this work, a study of the steps to fabricate an electro-thermo-optical device is realized. This device is based in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (IMZ) where a micro-resistor is placed in one of the IMZ arms. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer was fabricated using Anti-Resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide (ARROW) where oxinytride and amorphous hydrogenated silicon carbide films were used as constituent materials. These materials were deposited by PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) technique at low temperatures (~300°C) using silane (SiH4), nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) as precursor gases. In order to isolate thermally the heating region of the structure, part of the IMZ sensor arm was suspended by the surface etching of the silicon substrate in KOH solution. Basically, the electro-thermo-optical device is based in the Thermo- Optic Effect of the constituent materials. In this case, with the application of an electrical current in the micro-resistor located in a small region of the sensor arm of the IMZ, a change in the temperature and in the refractive index of the films close to the micro-resistor is produced. So, a phase difference between the electromagnetic waves that travel by the two arms of the IMZ is produced and, as consequence, an electromagnetic interference dependent of the temperature variation is originated. In this way, it is possible fabricate an electro-thermo-optical device where the optical power output depends of the electrical current applied to a micro-resistor.

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Óptica sensor mach-zehnder pecvd integrated optic processos de microeletrônica

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