Title :
CMOS Photonics for High-Speed Interconnects
Author_Institution :
Luxtera Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Abstract :
Luxtera has demonstrated the technology required to implement CMOS photonics, and product development is underway. It has also demonstrated all the technology required for 10-Gbps operation, in addition to that required to scale to 100 Gbps and 1 Tbps. A single 10-Gbps channel today integrates tens of optical components into a single die alongside circuitry of modest gate count, 100,000 per transceiver. For the first time, high-speed optical communications directly between silicon die are possible at a price-performance point competitive with traditional electrical interconnects
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optics; optical fibre LAN; optical interconnections; CMOS photonics technology; electrical interconnect; high-speed interconnect; high-speed optical communication; optical component; silicon waveguide; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Ethernet networks; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical crosstalk; Optical interconnections; Photonics; Reflection; Transceivers; 10-Gbps; CMOS photonics; Luxtera; high-speed optical communications;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
