The emergence of silicon photonics as a flexible technology platform
The emergence of silicon photonics as a flexible technology platform
In this paper, we present a brief history of silicon photonics from the early research papers in the late 1980s and early 1990s, to the potentially revolutionary technology that exists today. Given that other papers in this special issue give detailed reviews of key aspects of the technology, this paper will concentrate on the key technological milestones that were crucial in demonstrating the capability of silicon photonics as both a successful technical platform, as well as indicating the potential for commercial success. The paper encompasses discussion of the key technology areas of passive devices, modulators, detectors, light sources, and system integration. In so doing, the paper will also serve as an introduction to the other papers within this special issue.
Optical modulator, photodetector, photonic integration, photonic packaging, silicon photonics, silicon-on-insulator
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Chen, Xia
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December 2018
Chen, Xia
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Milošević, Milan M.
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Stanković, Stevan
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Reynolds, Scott
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Li, Ke
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Thomson, David J.
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Chen, Xia, Milošević, Milan M., Stanković, Stevan, Reynolds, Scott, Domínguez Bucio, Thalía, Li, Ke, Thomson, David J., Gardes, Frederic and Reed, Graham T.
(2018)
The emergence of silicon photonics as a flexible technology platform.
Proceedings of the IEEE, 106 (12), .
(doi:10.1109/JPROC.2018.2854372).
Abstract
In this paper, we present a brief history of silicon photonics from the early research papers in the late 1980s and early 1990s, to the potentially revolutionary technology that exists today. Given that other papers in this special issue give detailed reviews of key aspects of the technology, this paper will concentrate on the key technological milestones that were crucial in demonstrating the capability of silicon photonics as both a successful technical platform, as well as indicating the potential for commercial success. The paper encompasses discussion of the key technology areas of passive devices, modulators, detectors, light sources, and system integration. In so doing, the paper will also serve as an introduction to the other papers within this special issue.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 July 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 16 August 2018
Published date: December 2018
Keywords:
Optical modulator, photodetector, photonic integration, photonic packaging, silicon photonics, silicon-on-insulator
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Xia Chen
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Milan M. Milošević
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Stevan Stanković
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Thalía Domínguez Bucio
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Ke Li
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David J. Thomson
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Frederic Gardes
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Graham T. Reed
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