Process-based cost modeling of photonics manufacture: The cost competitiveness of monolithic integration of a 1550-nm DFB laser and an electroabsorptive modulator on an InP platform

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3175-3186

  Fuchs, Erica R H ^a   Bruce, E J ^a   Ram, R J ^b   Kirchain, Randolph E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Indium compounds; Lasers; Manufacturing economics; Modeling; Monolithically integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROABSORPTIVE MODULATOR; MANUFACTURING ECONOMICS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION; PHOTONICS MANUFACTURE;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33747601875     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875961     Document Type: Article

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