Title :
Silicon photonics multicore transceivers
Author :
Pinguet, Thierry ; De Dobbelaere, Peter M. ; Foltz, Dennis ; Gloeckner, Steffen ; Hovey, Steven ; Liang, Yi ; Mack, Michael ; Masini, Gianlorenzo ; Mekis, Attila ; Peterson, Mark ; Sahni, Subal ; Schramm, Jeff ; Sharp, Michael ; Song, Daniel ; Welch, Bria
Author_Institution :
Luxtera, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA
Abstract :
We examine how the continued increase of single channel data rates combined with spatial multiplexing enabled by multi-core fibers will lead to the aggressive scaling of the aggregate bandwidth of silicon photonics transceivers.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; multiplexing; optical transceivers; silicon; Si; aggregate bandwidth; aggressive scaling; multicore transceivers; silicon photonics; single channel data rates; spatial multiplexing; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280815
