Silicon Photonics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pavesi, Lorenzo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lockwood, David J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2004.
• Series: Topics in Applied Physics, 94
• Subjects: Lasers.; Photonics.; Nanotechnology.; Condensed matter.; Engineering.; Quantum optics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Engineering, general.; Quantum Optics.

This book gives a fascinating picture of the state-of-the-art in silicon photonics and a perspective on what can be expected in the near future. It is composed of a selected number of reviews authored by world leaders in the field and is written from both academic and industrial viewpoints. An in-de...

Table of Contents:

• Silicon Fundamentals for Photonics Applications
• Integrated Photonics
• Monolithic Silicon Microphotonics
• Optical Interconnect
• Monolithic Silicon Light Sources
• Light Generation, Amplification, and Wavelength Conversion via Stimulated Raman Scattering in Silicon Microstructures
• Silicon Photoreceivers
• Silicon-based Waveguides
• Silicon-based Photonic Crystals
• Silicon-based Waveguide Technology for Wavelength Division Multiplexing
• Light Modulation with Silicon Devices
• Subject Index.