Building many-core processor-to-DRAM networks with monolithic CMOS silicon photonics
Silicon photonics is a promising technology for addressing memory bandwidth limitations in
future many-core processors. This article first introduces a new monolithic silicon-photonic …
future many-core processors. This article first introduces a new monolithic silicon-photonic …
Computer systems based on silicon photonic interconnects
We present a computing microsystem that uniquely leverages the bandwidth, density, and
latency advantages of silicon photonic interconnect to enable highly compact …
latency advantages of silicon photonic interconnect to enable highly compact …
Applications of optical microcavity resonators in analytical chemistry
Optical resonator sensors are an emerging class of analytical technologies that use
recirculating light confined within a microcavity to sensitively measure the surrounding …
recirculating light confined within a microcavity to sensitively measure the surrounding …
Silicon-photonic clos networks for global on-chip communication
Future manycore processors will require energy-efficient, high-throughput on-chip networks.
Silicon-photonics is a promising new interconnect technology which offers lower power …
Silicon-photonics is a promising new interconnect technology which offers lower power …
Open foundry platform for high-performance electronic-photonic integration
This paper presents photonic devices with 3 dB/cm waveguide loss fabricated in an existing
commercial electronic 45 nm SOI-CMOS foundry process. By utilizing existing front-end …
commercial electronic 45 nm SOI-CMOS foundry process. By utilizing existing front-end …
Nanophotonic integration in state-of-the-art CMOS foundries
We demonstrate a monolithic photonic integration platform that leverages the existing state-
of-the-art CMOS foundry infrastructure. In our approach, proven XeF_2 post-processing …
of-the-art CMOS foundry infrastructure. In our approach, proven XeF_2 post-processing …
Highly-efficient thermally-tuned resonant optical filters
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We demonstrate spectral tunability for microphotonic add-drop filters manufactured as ring
resonators in a commercial 130 nm SOI CMOS technology. The filters are provisioned with …
resonators in a commercial 130 nm SOI CMOS technology. The filters are provisioned with …
Automatic resonance alignment of high-order microring filters
Automatic resonance alignment tuning is performed in high-order series coupled microring
filters using a feedback system. By inputting only a reference wavelength, the filter …
filters using a feedback system. By inputting only a reference wavelength, the filter …
Re-architecting DRAM memory systems with monolithically integrated silicon photonics
The performance of future manycore processors will only scale with the number of integrated
cores if there is a corresponding increase in memory bandwidth. Projected scaling of …
cores if there is a corresponding increase in memory bandwidth. Projected scaling of …
Designing chip-level nanophotonic interconnection networks
Technology scaling will soon enable high-performance processors with hundreds of cores
integrated onto a single die, but the success of such systems could be limited by the …
integrated onto a single die, but the success of such systems could be limited by the …