SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD TO REMOVE CONTAMINATED AND IMPLANTED WAVEGUIDE SURFACE

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APP PUB NO 20240101937A1
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18472688

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Embodiments of the present disclosure herein include a method of removing a contamination material from an optical device. The method may include disposing an optical device in a process chamber, the optical device having optical device structures formed in a substrate, the contamination material is disposed at least on sidewalls of the optical device structures and within trenches between the optical device structures, and exposing the optical device to a plasma generated in the process chamber, the plasma generated from oxygen gas (O2), chlorine gas (Cl2), Argon (Ar), or a combination thereof, the exposing the optical device to the plasma removes the contamination material.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INCCALIFORNIA USA CALIFORNIA

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CHEN, Yongmei San Jose, US 39 428
FU, Jinxin Fremont, US 63 45
GODET, Ludovic Sunnyvale, US 327 3246
WU, Wei Santa Clara, US 1105 10307
YANG, Jhenghan San Jose, US 7 2

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