Silicon photonics for high-capacity data communications

In recent years, optical modulators, photodetectors, (de)multiplexers, and heterogeneously integrated lasers based on silicon optical platforms have been verified. The performance of some devices even surpasses the traditional III-V and photonic integrated circuit (PIC) platforms, laying the foundation for large-scale photonic integration. Silicon photonic technology can overcome the limitations of traditional transceiver technology in high-speed transmission networks to support faster interconnection between data centers. In this article, we will review recent progress for silicon PICs. The first part gives an overview of recent achievements in silicon PICs. The second part introduces the silicon photonic…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 6213000026, 61922070
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2019YFB2203603
• FR
  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities