CMC supports prototyping services to grow a variety of structures on InP, GaAs and Ge substrates through industrial standard foundries, for research and applications in optoelectronics and photonics. Subsidized rates are available for CMC subscribers.
Methods of Epitaxy
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) on GaAs and Ge substrates
- Gas-Source MBE on InP substrate
- Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) on InP, GaAs and Ge substrates
Typical Epitaxial Structures
- Multi Quantum Well (MQW) lasers
- Quantum Dot lasers
- Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
- Electro-absorption Modulators (EAMs)
- Photo-detectors
- Solar Cells
- Nonlinear Optical Devices
Typical Foundries
- Canadian Photonics Fabrication Center (CPFC), Canada
- FBH, Germany
- Landmark Optoelectronics, Taiwan
- Azastra Optoelectronic, Canada
The available alloys, wafer specifications, metrologies and prices vary with foundries. Please contact zhang@cmc.ca for details.