Title :
Silicon photonic components and networks
Author :
Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Significant progress in silicon photonics has led to flattop filters, polarization independence, low power modulators and switches, and low dark current germanium detectors. Future challenges reside in implementing silicon photonic networks.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; germanium radiation detectors; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical filters; optical modulation; optical switches; silicon; Si; flattop filters; low dark current germanium detectors; low power modulators; polarization independence; silicon photonic components; silicon photonic networks; switches; Filtering theory; Microwave filters; Modulation; Optical filters; Optical switches; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
