DocumentCode
1111573
Title
Photonic integrated circuits: A technology update
Author
Melle, Serge
Volume
46
Issue
2
fYear
2008
fDate
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) monolithically integrates many optical components, such as lasers, modulators, detectors, attenuators, multiplexers, demultiplexers, and amplifiers, into a single photonic substrate and device. PICs thus provide important benefits for optical transmission systems, including packaging consolidation, increased system density, reduced power consumption, reduction in fiber couplings, and improved reliability.
Keywords
integrated optics; light transmission; packaging; power consumption; reliability; fiber couplings; optical components; optical transmission; packaging consolidation; photonic integrated circuits; power consumption; reliability; single photonic substrate; Fiber lasers; Integrated circuit technology; Multiplexing; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Photonic integrated circuits; Power system reliability; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4476166
Filename
4476166
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