Semiconductor opto-electronic device has three semiconductor layers and spacers with respective thicknesses and compositions selected such that transfer function can be electrically adjustable

摘要

The respective thickness and composition of three semiconductor layers (1, 2, 3) and spacers are selected so that the structure has at least one optical transfer function adapted to light to be treated and adjustable in accordance with the selected potentials applied to the semiconductor layers. An opto-electronic semiconductor device comprises an alternation of at least three semiconductor layers (1, 2, 3) with selected shape and two air layers. The semiconductor layers, having N-type or P-type doping which may differ or not from one layer to the next, are separated by spacers (8, 9) with non-intentional (I-type) or intentional (N-type or P-type) doping to define a PINIP or NIPIN structure with air cavities (10-1, 10-2) and are adapted to be set at selected respective electric potentials. The respective thickness and composition of the layers (1, 2, 3) and the spacers are selected so that the structure has at least one optical transfer function adapted to light to be treated and adjustable in accordance with the selected potentials applied to the semiconductor layers.