Future prospects of silicon photonics in next generation communication and computing systems

Electronics Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 584-588

  Yoo, S J B ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; COMPUTING SYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECTS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RECENT PROGRESS; SILICON PHOTONICS;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 67149130064     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el.2009.1304     Document Type: Article

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