Photonic Integration and Photonics-Electronics Convergence on Silicon Platform

• Main Author: Laurent Vivien (auth)
• Other Authors: Dan-Xia Xu (auth), Jifeng Liu (auth), Toshihiko Baba (auth), Koji Yamada (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; photonic integration; additional waveguide system; Wafer bonding; germanium-based emitter; telecommunications applications; bio-chemical applications; silicon photonics; Bandgap tuning; III-V semiconductors
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Silicon photonics technology, which has the DNA of silicon electronics technology, promises to provide a compact photonic integration platform with high integration density, mass-producibility, and excellent cost performance. This technology has been used to develop and to integrate various photonic...