Confocal Raman spectroscopy and AFM for evaluation of sidewalls in type II superlattice FPAs

T. J. Rotter; T. Busani; P. Rathi; F. Jaeckel; P. A. Reyes; K. J. Malloy; A. A. Ukhanov; E. Plis; S. Krishna; M. Jaime-Vasquez; N. F. Baril; J. D. Benson; D. A. Tenne

doi:10.1117/12.2178162

4 June 2015 Confocal Raman spectroscopy and AFM for evaluation of sidewalls in type II superlattice FPAs

T. J. Rotter, T. Busani, P. Rathi, F. Jaeckel, P. A. Reyes, K. J. Malloy, A. A. Ukhanov, E. Plis, S. Krishna, M. Jaime-Vasquez, N. F. Baril, J. D. Benson, D. A. Tenne

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Proceedings Volume 9451, Infrared Technology and Applications XLI; 94510R (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178162
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2015, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

We propose to utilize confocal Raman spectroscopy combined with high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) for nondestructive characterisation of the sidewalls of etched and passivated small pixel (24 μm×24 μm) focal plane arrays (FPA) fabricated using LW/LWIR InAs/GaSb type-II strained layer superlattice (T2SL) detector material. Special high aspect ratio Si and GaAs AFM probes, with tip length of 13 μm and tip aperture less than 7°, allow characterisation of the sidewall morphology. Confocal microscopy enables imaging of the sidewall profile through optical sectioning. Raman spectra measured on etched T2SL FPA single pixels enable us to quantify the non-uniformity of the mesa delineation process.

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T. J. Rotter, T. Busani, P. Rathi, F. Jaeckel, P. A. Reyes, K. J. Malloy, A. A. Ukhanov, E. Plis, S. Krishna, M. Jaime-Vasquez, N. F. Baril, J. D. Benson, and D. A. Tenne "Confocal Raman spectroscopy and AFM for evaluation of sidewalls in type II superlattice FPAs", Proc. SPIE 9451, Infrared Technology and Applications XLI, 94510R (4 June 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2178162

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