Title :
Terabit-on-chip: Enabling ultra-high capacity photonic networks
Author :
Kehayas, Efstratios
Author_Institution :
Photonics Commun. Res. Lab., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Zografou, Greece
Abstract :
Potential upgrade paths for developing new generation of transmission and switching systems are presented. Increase of integration scale and density through hybrid and monolithic integration technologies is proposed for realizing miniaturized, cost-effective and power-efficient systems.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; hybrid integrated circuits; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; photonic switching systems; system-on-chip; hybrid integration; monolithic integration; photonic integrated systems-on-chip; power-efficient systems; switching systems; terabit-on-chip; ultra-high capacity photonic networks; Bandwidth; Energy consumption; Fabrication; Hardware; Indium phosphide; Optical arrays; Photonic integrated circuits; Quadrature phase shift keying; Routing; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
