Open AccessSilicon photonics integrated circuits: a manufacturing platform for high density, low power optical I/O’s
Author(s) -
P. Absil,
Peter Verheyen,
Peter De Heyn,
Marianna Pantouvaki,
Guy Lepage,
Jeroen De Coster,
Joris Van Campenhout
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.009369
Subject(s) - design for manufacturability , photonics , photonic integrated circuit , silicon photonics , electronic circuit , integrated circuit , cmos , multiplexing , computer science , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , telecommunications , engineering , materials science , optoelectronics
Silicon photonics integrated circuits are considered to enable future computing systems with optical input-outputs co-packaged with CMOS chips to circumvent the limitations of electrical interfaces. In this paper we present the recent progress made to enable dense multiplexing by exploiting the integration advantage of silicon photonics integrated circuits. We also discuss the manufacturability of such circuits, a key factor for a wide adoption of this technology.