Diode laser sensor to monitor HCL in a plasma etch reactor

Suhong Kim; Pete Klimecky; Shang-I Chou; Jay B. Jeffries; Fred Lewis Terry Jr.; Ronald K. Hanson

doi:10.1117/12.452073

23 September 2002 Diode laser sensor to monitor HCL in a plasma etch reactor

Suhong Kim, Pete Klimecky, Shang-I Chou, Jay B. Jeffries, Fred Lewis Terry Jr., Ronald K. Hanson

Proceedings Volume 4817, Diode Lasers and Applications in Atmospheric Sensing; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452073
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Absorption measurements of HCl during plasma etching of poly-silicon are made using the P(4) transition in the first vibrational overtone band near 1.79 μm. Single path absorption provides a real-time HCl monitor during etching of six-inch wafers in a commercial Lam Research 9400SE reactor at the University of Michigan. Wavelength modulation at 10.7 MHz is used to distinguish the absorption signal from the strong plasma emission. The laser center frequency is ramp-tuned at 500 Hz providing an HCl measurement every 2ms. Direct absorption measurements without the plasma are used to calibrate the wavelength modulation signal. The minimum detectable absorbance was 5x(10)^-6 with 50 ms averaging, leading to an HCl detection limit of ~(10)¹²cm^-3. For a given ratio of the feedstock HBr/Cl₂, the measured HCl concentration tracks the average etch rate. These measurements demonstrate the feasibility of a real-time diode laser-based etch rate sensor.

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Suhong Kim, Pete Klimecky, Shang-I Chou, Jay B. Jeffries, Fred Lewis Terry Jr., and Ronald K. Hanson "Diode laser sensor to monitor HCL in a plasma etch reactor", Proc. SPIE 4817, Diode Lasers and Applications in Atmospheric Sensing, (23 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452073

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