Title :
A CMOS wafer-scale, monolithically integrated WDM platform for TB/s optical interconnects
Author :
Guoliang Li ; Creazzo, Timothy ; Marchena, Elton ; Yu, Paul K. L. ; Krasulick, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Skorpios Technol. Inc., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We present a unique Si photonics platform with butt-coupled III-V and SOI waveguides fabricated in a wafer-scale CMOS process. This enables high-efficiency lasers, modulators, photodetectors, and tuning-free Mux/Demux, which is ideal for TB/s optical interconnects.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; SOI waveguides; Si; TB/s optical interconnects; butt-coupled III-V waveguides; lasers; modulators; monolithically integrated WDM platform; photodetectors; tuning-free Mux/Demux; wafer-scale CMOS process; Modulation; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1C.2
