Title :
Progress in the smart pixel technologies
Author :
Hinton, H. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to review the recent progress in the developing smart pixel technologies. The paper begins by reviewing some of the rapidly evolving smart pixel terminologies. It then describes several of the smart pixel technologies that have recently emerged. Finally, it outlines the performance of these technologies in both device complexity and aggregate capacity. The reviewed SPA technologies include both the modulator-based FET-SEED, hybrid CMOS-SEED, and LCOS smart pixels and the source-based hybrid VCSEL/MSM, ELO, flip-chip-bonded VCSEL/MSM, and monolithic MSM/MESFET/VCSEL smart pixels
Keywords :
SEEDs; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; reviews; smart pixels; ELO; LCOS smart pixels; aggregate capacity; device complexity; electronic processing circuitry; flip-chip-bonded VCSEL/MSM; hybrid CMOS-SEED; modulator-based FET-SEED; monolithic MSM/MESFET/VCSEL smart pixels; progress review; smart pixel partitioning; smart pixel technologies; source-based hybrid VCSEL/MSM; technology performance; Aggregates; CMOS technology; Circuits; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optoelectronic devices; Smart pixels;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.541871
