Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications and Biomedicine

Given silicon’s versatile material properties, use of low-cost silicon photonics continues to move beyond light-speed data transmission through fiber-optic cables and computer chips. Its application has also evolved from the device to the integrated-system level. A timely overview of this impressive growth, Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications and Biomedicine summarizes state-of-the-art developments in a wide range of areas, including optical communications, wireless technologies, and biomedical applications of silicon photonics. With contributions from world experts, this reference guides readers through fundamental principles and focuses on crucial advances in making commercial use of silicon photonics a viable reality in the telecom and biomedical industries. Taking into account existing and anticipated industrial directions, the book balances coverage of theory and practical experimental research to explore solutions for obstacles to the viable commercialization of silicon photonics. The book’s special features include: A section on silicon plasmonic waveguidesDetailed coverage of novel III-V applicationsA chapter on 3D integrationDiscussion of applications for energy harvesting/photovoltaics This book reviews the most important technological trends and challenges. It presents topics involving major silicon photonics applications in telecommunications, high-power photonics, and biomedicine. It includes discussion of silicon plasmonic waveguides, piezoelectric tuning of silicon’s optical properties, and applications of two-photon absorption. Expert authors with industry research experience examine the challenge of hybridizing III-V compound semiconductors on silicon to achieve monolithic light sources. They also address economic compatibility and heat dissipation issues in CMOS chips, challenges in designing electronic photonics inTable of ContentSilicon Photonics—The Evolution of Integration. Silicon Plasmonic Waveguides. Stress and Piezoelectric Tuning of Silicon's Optical Properties. Pulse Shaping and Applications of Two-Photon Absorption. Theory of Silicon Raman Amplifiers and Lasers. Silicon Photonics for Biosensing Applications. Mid-Wavelength Infrared Silicon Photonics for High-Power and Biomedical Applications. Novel III-V on Silicon Growth Techniques. Hybrid III-V Lasers on Silicon. Three-Dimensional Integration of CMOS and Photonics. Nonlinear Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting. Computer-Aided Design for CMOS Photonics. Index.Biographical NoteBahram Jalali is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sasan Fathpour is an assistant professor in the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida.