Silicon photonics : fundamentals and devices /

• Main Author: Deen, M. Jamal
• Other Authors: Basu, P. K. (Prasanta Kumar)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.
• Series: Wiley series in materials for electronic and optoelectronic applications.
• Subjects: Silicon > Optical properties.; Optoelectronic devices.; Photonics.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Semiconductors.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > Solid State.; Silicon / Optical properties.; Electronic books.

The creation of affordable high speed optical communications using standard semiconductor manufacturing technology is a principal aim of silicon photonics research. This would involve replacing copper connections with optical fibres or waveguides, and electrons with photons. With applications such a...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Series Preface; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Silicon Photonics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 VLSI: Past, Present, and Future Roadmap; 1.3 The Interconnect Problem in VLSI; 1.4 The Long-Haul Optical Communication Link; 1.5 Data Network; 1.6 Conclusions; 1.7 Scope of the Book; Chapter 2: Basic Properties of Silicon; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Band Structure; 2.3 Density-of-States Function; 2.4 Impurities; 2.5 Alloys of Silicon and Other Group IV Elements.