Telecommunications Science ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 1-11.doi: 10.11959/j.issn.1000-0801.2021247

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Applications and challenges of silicon-based optoelectronics in communication

Dezhao LI1, Pengfei XU2, Kejian ZHU2, Zhiping ZHOU2,3   

  1. 1 Beijing Aijie Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100190, China
    2 Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    3 Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • Revised:2021-10-15 Online:2021-10-20 Published:2021-10-01

Abstract:

Silicon-based optoelectronics technology has the advantages of photonics, such as broadband, high-speed and anti-interference, as well as the advantages of microelectronics, such as large-scale integration, low energy consumption and low cost.Silicon-based optoelectronics is showing superior advantages in high-speed and short-reach communications and posing a challenge to the conventional indium phosphide (InP) optical modules.The application, development and technical challenges of silicon-based optoelectronics technology in communications were briefly discussed.There is an urgent need to develop high performance devices, packaging technology, automation software for further development of the silicon-based optoelectronic technology.

Key words: silicon-based optoelectronics, optical communication, technical challenge

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