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1 online resource |
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Front Cover; Silicon Photonics; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; The Reasoning for the Book and Its Organization; References; Acknowledgments; 1 Silicon Photonics: Disruptive and Ready for Prime Time; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Silicon Photonics: An Introduction; 1.2.1 The Application of Silicon Photonics; 1.3 The Significance of Silicon Photonics; 1.3.1 Silicon Photonics From a Photonics Perspective; 1.3.2 Silicon Photonics From a Semiconductor Perspective; 1.3.3 Silicon Photonics From a System Perspective; 1.4 The Status of Silicon Photonics |
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1.5 Silicon Photonics: Market Opportunities and Industry Disruption1.5.1 The Market Opportunities for Silicon Photonics; 1.5.2 Silicon Photonics is a Disruptive Technology; References; 2 Layers and the Evolution of Communications Networks; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 The Cloud as an Information Resource; 2.1.2 Optical Networking is Central to the Internet; 2.1.3 Silicon Photonics: A Technology to Tackle the Industry's Challenges; 2.2 The Concept of Layering; 2.3 The Telecom Network-Layer 4; 2.3.1 Cloud Computing is Driving the Need for High-Bandwidth Links Between Data Centers |
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2.3.2 The Importance of Optics for Communications2.4 The Data Center-Layer 3; 2.4.1 Data Center Networking is a Key Opportunity for Silicon Photonics; 2.5 Platforms-Layer 2; 2.6 The Silicon Chip-Layer 1; 2.7 Telecom and Datacom Industry Challenges; 2.7.1 Approaching the Traffic-Carrying Capacity of Fiber; 2.7.2 Internet Businesses Have Their Own Challenges; 2.7.3 Approaching the End of Moore's law; 2.8 Silicon Photonics: Why the Technology Is Important for All the Layers; References; 3 The Long March to a Silicon-Photonics Union; 3.1 Moore's Law and 50 Years of the Chip Industry |
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3.1.1 The Shrinking Transistor-But Not for Much Longer3.1.2 Post-Moore's Law: The Future of Optics and the Future of Chips; 3.2 How Photonics Can Benefit Semiconductors; 3.2.1 Adapting Silicon for Optics; 3.3 Silicon Photonics: From Building Blocks to Superchips; 3.4 The Building Blocks of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits; 3.4.1 The Optical Waveguide; 3.4.2 Modulation; 3.4.3 Photodetection; 3.4.4 The Light Source; 3.4.5 Fibering the Chip; References; 4 The Route to Market for Silicon Photonics; 4.1 The Technology Adoption Curve; 4.2 A Brief History of Silicon Photonics |
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4.3 Four Commercial Silicon Photonics Product Case Studies4.3.1 Kotura's Variable Optical Attenuator; 4.3.2 Luxtera's 40-Gb Active Optical Cable (AOC); 4.3.3 Cisco Systems' CPAK; 4.3.4 Acacia Communications' Coherent Transceivers; 4.3.5 Delivering a Performance Edge; 4.4 What Silicon Photonics Needs to Go Mainstream; 4.4.1 Hefty Investment, Little Return; 4.5 100-Gb Market Revenues Are Insufficient for Silicon Photonics; 4.5.1 The Near-Term Data Center Opportunity; 4.5.2 The Coherent Transceiver Market Has Its Own Challenges; 4.5.3 Emerging Opportunities for Silicon Photonics |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Photonics -- Materials
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Silicon -- Optical properties
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Photonics -- Materials
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Silicon -- Optical properties
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rubenstein, Roy
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| ISBN |
9780128029923 |
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0128029927 |
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