Study on the etching process GaAs-based VCSEL

Wet etching process is a key technology in fabrication of VCSEL and their array in order to improve opto-electric characteristics of high-power VCSEL, devices with multi-ring distribution hole VCSEL is fabricated. The H3PO4 etching solution was used in the wet etching progress and etching rate is studied by changing etching solution concentration and etching time. The optimum technological conditions were determined by studying the etching morphology and etching depth of the GaAs-VCSEL. The tested results show that the complete morphology and the appropriate depth can be obtained by using the concentration ratio of 1:1:10, which can meet the requirements of GaAs-based VCSEL micro- structure etching process.