Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits

摘要: During the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been a significant number of developments in technology optical electronic integration semiconductor lasers other related devices on single chip. These chips allow higher levels functionality than that achieved with devices. For example, drive circuits have integrated, serving as simple monolithic lightwave transmitters. Similarly, detectors integrated amplifier based field-effect transistors (FETs) or heterojunction bipolar (HBTs). Such serve front end receiver. In addition to being technological achievement area photonics, optoelectronic is expected bring down system cost. The name photonic circuit (PIC) generally used when all components are devices, e.g., lasers, detectors, amplifiers, modulators, couplers. (OEIC) combination Several review articles published PICs OIECs.1–4 This chapter provides an overview involved discusses properties some important circuits.