Open AccessSilicon‐based Photonics
Author(s) -
Ian Eugenio
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201190283
Subject(s) - iptv , telecommunications , bandwidth (computing) , nanophotonics , computer science , quality of service , photonics , service (business) , business , nanotechnology , optics , materials science , marketing , physics
The phenomenal increase in the amount of traffic generated by new video‐based telecommunications services such as IPTV is rapidly pushing optical transmission equipment towards higher bandwidth and a high quality of service. This trend demands a radical change in the cost model for optical telecommunications systems. It is no longer acceptable to provide high cost, low volume “jewels” — future development must be towards high volume, low cost commodities that can be more widely implemented throughout the network. One answer to this demand is the development of silicon‐nanophotonics.