DocumentCode
1549247
Title
New light on silicon
Author
Dettmer, Roger
Volume
43
Issue
2
fYear
1997
fDate
3/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
73
Abstract
The microelectronics revolution was founded on the affinity between electrons and silicon. Here, the author reports on one company´s plans to transform the capabilities of optical circuits by the seemingly incompatible marriage of photons and silicon into low-cost integrated optoelectronic circuits
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; silicon; Si; integrated optic circuits; optoelectronic circuits; photons; silicon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ir:19970205
Filename
586164
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