Title :
Devices for silicon microphotonic interconnection: photonic crystals, waveguides and silicon optoelectronics
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Silicon microphotonics is the optical equivalent of microelectronics for integrated circuits. Photonics enables interconnection that is not limited by transmission bandwidth. Photonic switching promises ultrafast routing and encoding of information for telecommunications and data transmission. The key implementation issue is the integration of photonic components with integrated circuit electronics. Silicon microphotonics utilizes silicon-based materials that are process compatible with standard integrated circuit fabrication methods.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; silicon; Si; optical waveguide; photonic crystal; silicon microphotonic interconnection; silicon optoelectronics; Bandwidth; Integrated circuit interconnections; Integrated optics; Microelectronics; Optical interconnections; Photonic integrated circuits; Routing; Silicon; Telecommunication switching; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Device Research Conference Digest, 1999 57th Annual
Conference_Location :
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5170-3
DOI :
10.1109/DRC.1999.806341
