• DocumentCode
    2048762
  • Title

    A Moores law for photonics

  • Author

    Thylén, Lars

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    16-18 Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    256
  • Lastpage
    263
  • Abstract
    We formulate a "Moore\´s law" for photonic integrated circuits, based on breaking down the diverse photonics device types in photonics circuits into equivalent basic elements or functions, making a comparison with the generic elements of electronic integrated circuits more meaningful. The results serve as a benchmark of the evolution of photonic integrated circuits.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical filters; Moores law; electronic integrated circuits; integrated optics; photonic filters; photonic integrated circuits; photonic lightwave circuit; photonic multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Ferroelectric materials; Integrated circuit technology; Moore´s Law; Optical arrays; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Power dissipation; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Integrated optics; Moore´s law; Photonic filters; Photonic integrated circuit (PIC); Photonic integration density; Photonic lightwave circuit (PIC); Photonic multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, 2006. Metamaterials 2006. International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Hangzhou
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9773-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9774-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/METAMAT.2006.335053
  • Filename
    4134792