• DocumentCode
    3775359
  • Title

    Silicon photonics: Optical connectivity at 25 Gbps and beyond

  • Author

    Brian Welch

  • Author_Institution
    Luxtera, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    This article consists of a collection of slides from the author´s conference presentation on silicon photonics that deploy optical connectivity at 25 Gbps and beyond. Some of the specific topics discussed include: the motivation behind deploying these technologies; CMOS photonics technologies; light sources for CMOS photonics; descriptions of CMOS photonics transmitters and receivers; optical transmission channels; and future technology directions for silicon photonics.
  • Keywords
    "CMOS integrated circuits","Photonics","Receivers","Optical fibers","Optical transmitters","CMOS technology","Optical fiber devices"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Hot Chips 22 Symposium (HCS), 2010 IEEE
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HOTCHIPS.2010.7480081
  • Filename
    7480081