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Silicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, a...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470611142 |
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Silicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, and this in turn means that photonic circuits are finding ever increasing application areas. This text provides an important and timely overview of the 'hot topics' in the field, covering the various aspects of the technology that form the research area of silicon photonics. With contributions from |
| Item Description: | Originally published: 2004. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxi, 330 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470994528 (electronic bk.) 0470994525 (electronic bk.) 9780470611142 0470611146 9780470994535 0470994533 1282350102 9781282350106 |
| Index Number: | TA1750 |
| CLC: | TN2 |
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Introduction: the opto-electronic integrated circuit / Silicon photonic waveguides / Silicon-based photonic crystal structures: from design to realization / Optical modulators in silicon photonic circuits / Silicon lasers / Optical detection technologies for silicon photonics / Passive silicon photonic devices / Integration / Silicon photonic applicatio |