ECE 711 / Silicon Photonics- Fundamentals and Devices

3 unit(s)

The creation of affordable high speed optical communications using standard semiconductor manufacturing technology is a principal aim of silicon photonics research. This would involve replacing copper connections with optical fibers or waveguides and electrons with photons. With applications such as telecommunications and information processing, light detection, spectroscopy, holography and robotics, silicon photonics has the potential to revolutionize electronic-only systems. This course will provide an overview of the physics, technology and device operation of exclusively silicon and related alloys.