A tight integration of electrical and optical functions opens a path to the realization of novel devices for a wide range of applications according to Bert Jan Offrein.
Continue reading “Chip- and system-level opto-electronic integration trends, by Bert Jan Offrein, IBM Research”
The reverse supply chain: from the specifications driven by telecom industry and datacentres to the current technology functionality and capabilities. Continue reading “EPIC workshop on Photonic Integrated Circuits”
Engineers at IBM have developed a fully integrated wavelength multiplexed silicon photonics chip, which the company says will soon enable manufacturing of 100 Gb/s optical transceivers. The advance promises to offer a more economical way to move the huge amounts of data required for cloud computing and big data applications. Continue reading “IBM Advances Silicon Photonics, Quantum Computing”
