Open-Access Silicon Photonics: Current Status and Emerging Initiatives

Silicon photonics is widely acknowledged as a game-changing technology, driven by the needs of datacom and telecom. Silicon photonics builds on highly capital-intensive manufacturing infrastructure, and mature open-access silicon photonics platforms are translating the technology from research fabs...

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Published inProceedings of the IEEE Vol. 106; no. 12; pp. 2313 - 2330
Main Authors Rahim, Abdul, Spuesens, Thijs, Baets, Roel, Bogaerts, Wim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.12.2018
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
CMOS
CMOS technology
Foundries
foundry
Manufacturing
multiproject wafer (MPW)
Open access
photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
photonic manufacturing
Photonics
Platforms
R&D
Research & development
Silicon
Silicon photonics
Transceivers
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Summary:Silicon photonics is widely acknowledged as a game-changing technology, driven by the needs of datacom and telecom. Silicon photonics builds on highly capital-intensive manufacturing infrastructure, and mature open-access silicon photonics platforms are translating the technology from research fabs to industrial manufacturing levels. To meet the current market demands for silicon photonics manufacturing, a variety of open-access platforms is offered by CMOS pilot lines, R&D institutes, and commercial foundries. This paper presents an overview of existing and upcoming commercial and noncommercial open-access silicon photonics technology platforms. We also discuss the diversity in these open-access platforms and their key differentiators.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2018.2878686