P. Sun

A multi-wavelength 3D-compatible silicon photonics platform on 300mm SOI wafers for 25Gb/s applications

Recently Silicon Photonics has generated an outstanding interest for integrated optical communications. In this paper we describe a 300mm Silicon Photonics platform designed for 25Gb/s and above applications at the three typical communication wavelengths and compatible with 3D integration. Main process features and device results are described.

Packaging of silicon photonics systems

We address the effects of packaging on performance, reliability and cost of photonic devices. For silicon photonics we address some specific packaging aspects. Finally we propose an approach for integration of photonics and ASICs.

Recent progress in Silicon Photonics R&D and manufacturing on 300mm wafer platform

A low cost 28Gbits/s Silicon Photonics platform using 300mm SOI wafers is demonstrated. Process, 3D integration of Electronic and Photonic ICs, device performance, circuit results and low cost packaging are discussed.

Silicon-photonics-based optical transceivers for high-speed interconnect applications

In this paper we discuss design and characterization of silicon-photonics-based 100 Gbps (4×26 Gbps) transceivers for parallel single mode fiber communication. We also address some key underlying technologies including silicon photonics wafer processing, photonic device libraries, light source integration and packaging technologies.

Design of Low-Loss Polarization Splitting Grating Couplers

We report polarization splitting grating couplers on double-SOI substrates with loss below 2 dB, optimized polarization dependence and excellent manufacturability. We illustrate the optimization of the scatterers with electromagnetic simulations.

Advanced silicon photonic transceivers

We report on the development of Luxteras silicon photonics platform for the production of high-speed optical transceivers using a hybrid-integrated approach.

High-speed silicon photonics optical transceivers

We discuss key design elements that enable highspeed optical transceivers based on Luxteras hybrid integrated silicon photonics platform.

Silicon photonics transceivers for high speed optical interconnect

In this paper we address key design and performance aspects of high-speed optical transceivers based on silicon photonics technology.

Luxtera's Silicon Photonics Platform for Transceiver Manufacturing

We present a commercial silicon photonics platform for the design and manufacture of high-performance optical transceivers, including a novel, wafer-scale light-source integration and packaging approach.

A 100Gbps/lambda-capable silicon photonics platform

Luxtera and TSMC have jointly developed a new generation 100Gbps/λ-capable silicon photonics platform in a commercial 300 mm CMOS line. We present process details and the performance of the photonic device library.