Open AccessPhotonic devices for future network designs
Author(s) -
Petrillo Alan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.202200035
Subject(s) - photonics , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , optical transport network , electronic engineering , optical fiber , signal processing , engineering , optical performance monitoring , telecommunications , wavelength division multiplexing , materials science , optoelectronics , digital signal processing , physics , wavelength , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Abstract Optical fiber networks, which make up the backbone of the internet, rely on many electrical signal processing devices. Nanoscale silicon photonic network components, such as phase shifters, could boost optical network speed, capacity, and reliability. To design these small but powerful devices, a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne uses simulation to optimize both optical and electromechanical performance.