Devices for silicon microphotonic interconnection: photoniccrystals, waveguides and silicon optoelectronics

摘要

Silicon microphotonics is the optical equivalent ofnmicroelectronics for integrated circuits. Photonics enablesninterconnection that is not limited by transmission bandwidth. Photonicnswitching promises ultrafast routing and encoding of information forntelecommunications and data transmission. The key implementation issuenis the integration of photonic components with integrated circuitnelectronics. Silicon microphotonics utilizes silicon-based materialsnthat are process compatible with standard integrated circuit fabricationnmethods