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Silicon photonics integrated circuits: a manufacturing platform for high density, low power optical I/O's
Optics Express
|May 14, 2015
Summary
Silicon photonics integrated circuits offer optical inputs/outputs for advanced computing. This research details progress in dense multiplexing and discusses the manufacturability of these silicon photonics circuits for wider technology adoption.
Area of Science:
- Optoelectronics
- Integrated Circuit Design
- Materials Science
Background:
- Electrical interconnects face limitations in high-performance computing.
- Silicon photonics offers a path to overcome these limitations with optical I/O.
- Co-packaging CMOS chips with photonic integrated circuits is a key development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present recent advancements in silicon photonics for dense multiplexing.
- To discuss the manufacturability challenges and opportunities for silicon photonics.
- To highlight the integration advantages of silicon photonics integrated circuits.
Main Methods:
- Exploiting the integration capabilities of silicon photonics.
- Focusing on techniques for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
- Analyzing manufacturing processes relevant to silicon photonics.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated progress in achieving dense multiplexing using silicon photonics.
- Identified key factors influencing the manufacturability of these circuits.
- Highlighted the potential of silicon photonics for future computing.
Conclusions:
- Silicon photonics integrated circuits are crucial for next-generation computing systems.
- Advancements in dense multiplexing are enabled by silicon photonics integration.
- Manufacturability is critical for the widespread adoption of silicon photonics technology.
