Optoelectronic Integration: Physics, Technology and Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Optoelectronic Integration - Overview

   • Osamu Wada

   Pages 1-16

3. Physical Basis of Optoelectronic Integration

   • Hideaki Matsueda

   Pages 17-59

4. III–V Compound Semiconductor Epitaxy for Optoelectronic Integration

   • M. Ilegems

   Pages 61-106

5. Advanced Semiconductor Processing Technology

   • Tomonori Ishikawa, Yoshifumi Katayama

   Pages 107-142

6. Long Wavelength Lasers and OEIC Transmitters

   • Tien-Pei Lee, Yu-Hwa Lo

   Pages 143-190

7. Photodetectors and OEIC Receivers

   • J. Mun

   Pages 191-232

8. Waveguide Based Photonic Integrated Circuits

   • Uziel Koren

   Pages 233-272

9. Electrophotonic Devices for Signal Processing and Computing

   • Kenichi Kasahara

   Pages 273-320

10. OEICs for Optical Interconnects

    • Sayan D. Mukherjee

    Pages 321-374

11. Hybrid Optoelectronic Integration and Packaging

    • Harry F. Lockwood, Paul O. Haugsjaa, Craig A. Armiento, Robert A. Boudreau

    Pages 375-422

12. Network Systems Applications and Markets for Optoelectronic Integration

    • Arpad A. Bergh, Matthew S. Goodman, Robert F. Leheny

    Pages 423-445

13. Back Matter

    Pages 447-458

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As we approach the end of the present century, the elementary particles of light (photons) are seen to be competing increasingly with the elementary particles of charge (electrons/holes) in the task of transmitting and processing the insatiable amounts of infonnation needed by society. The massive enhancements in electronic signal processing that have taken place since the discovery of the transistor, elegantly demonstrate how we have learned to make use of the strong interactions that exist between assemblages of electrons and holes, disposed in suitably designed geometries, and replicated on an increasingly fine scale. On the other hand, photons interact extremely weakly amongst themselves and all-photonic active circuit elements, where photons control photons, are presently very difficult to realise, particularly in small volumes. Fortunately rapid developments in the design and understanding of semiconductor injection lasers coupled with newly recognized quantum phenomena, that arise when device dimensions become comparable with electronic wavelengths, have clearly demonstrated how efficient and fast the interaction between electrons and photons can be. This latter situation has therefore provided a strong incentive to devise and study monolithic integrated circuits which involve both electrons and photons in their operation. As chapter I notes, it is barely fifteen years ago since the first demonstration of simple optoelectronic integrated circuits were realised using m-V compound semiconductors; these combined either a laser/driver or photodetector/preamplifier combination.

• circuit
• design
• electronics
• electrons
• integrated circuit
• interconnect
• laser
• network
• physics
• receiver
• semiconductor
• semiconductors
• signal
• signal processing
• transistor

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