Fabrication of small period blazed reflection gratings by fast atom beam dry etching method

ChaBum Lee; DoKyun Woo; JaeYoung Joo; Sun-Kyu Lee

doi:10.1117/12.831070

20 May 2009 Fabrication of small period blazed reflection gratings by fast atom beam dry etching method

ChaBum Lee, DoKyun Woo, JaeYoung Joo, Sun-Kyu Lee

Proceedings Volume 7282, 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies; 72823R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831070
Event: AOMATT 2008 - 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing, 2008, Chengdu, Chengdu, China

Abstract

This paper presents electromagnetic analysis of Si-based small period blazed reflection gratings for a period of 0.6 - 1.5μm in terms of rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA) and its fabrication by using dry etching method. Also, diffraction characteristics on the facet material are discussed on the basis of its efficiency. First, the optical and geometrical characteristics of blazed gratings are investigated and the first order diffraction efficiencies for TE and TM polarization are estimated under the phase-matching requirement for four kinds of gratings (period 0.6-1.5μm). Second, the optimized blazed gratings are successfully fabricated on a slanted silicon substrate by FAB etching method. From the results, the first-order TE and TM polarized diffraction efficiencies for four kinds of gratings are evaluated from optical testing and these results showed good agreement with these theoretical values, respectively. Also, it was found that diffraction efficiencies of gratings with the smaller period than the wavelength in dimension are obtained 0% for TE and TM polarization as expected. It is expected that this dry etching method for small size patterning in company with coating technology can be applicable to high performance optical devices.

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ChaBum Lee, DoKyun Woo, JaeYoung Joo, and Sun-Kyu Lee "Fabrication of small period blazed reflection gratings by fast atom beam dry etching method", Proc. SPIE 7282, 4th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies, 72823R (20 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831070

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Diffraction gratings

Diffraction

Silicon

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Optical fabrication

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