Title :
Silicon photonics: The optical spice rack
Author_Institution :
Cornell University - USA
Abstract :
Silicon is evolving as a versatile photonic platform with multiple functionalities that can be seamlessly integrated. We have recently demonstrated the ability to guide, detect and switch multiple wavelength sources at GHz bandwidths and fJ powers on a microelectronic chip.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; silicon; Si; microelectronic chip; optical spice rack; photonic platform; silicon photonics; Bandwidth; Integrated optics; Microelectronics; Optical switches; Photonics; Silicon; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307772
