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Delphine MARRIS-MORINI: Senior Lecturer, Université Paris Sud-11, Institute of Fundamental Electronics, France
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Gilles RASIGADE: Post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Fundamental Electronics, France
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Melissa ZIEBELL: Doctoral student, Institut d'électronique fondamentale, France
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Papichaya CHAISAKUL: PhD student, Institute of Fundamental Electronics, France
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Jean-Marc FÉDÉLI: Engineer, CEA-Leti, Grenoble, France
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Giovanni ISELLA: Researcher, L-Ness, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Daniel CHRASTINA: Researcher, L-Ness, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Laurent VIVIEN: Research Fellow, CNRS, Institute of Fundamental Electronics, France
INTRODUCTION
The optical modulator is one of the key elements in the development of optical communications chains in the silicon industry. Recent deployments have resulted in silicon modulators with very good performance of 10 to 30 Gbit/s. An emerging solution, based on Ge/SiGe quantum wells, offers promising characteristics for the realization of very compact structures with low power consumption.
Optical modulators are one of the key building blocks for the development of silicon communication links. Recently, silicon modulators with good performances from 10 to 30 Gbit/s have been demonstrated. An alternative solution based in Ge/SiGe quantum wells is very promising for the demonstration of compact structures with low power consumption.
optoelectronics, silicon photonics, optical modulation, waveguide, microwave, integrated optics
optoelectronics, silicon photonics, optical modulation, waveguide, radiofrequency, integrated optics
Field: Optoelectronics
Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity
Technologies involved : Silicon photonics
Applications: Optical communication
Main French players :
Competitive clusters :
Competence centers: CNRS-UPS-IEF, CEA Leti, INL
Industrial: STMicroelectronics, Alcatel Thales 3-5 lab
Other global players: Intel, Luxtera, Kotura, University of Surrey (UK), Cornell University (US), A*STAR (Singapore)
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