Formation of optoelectronics by integration of optical devices and VLSI circuits

Many applications of optical processing and optical interconnects require electronic data and control signals to be applied nearly simultaneously to a large number (10³-10⁶) of optical elements on a single optoelectronic device. Although device concepts and properties of the optical elements have been examined using electrical leads to individual element of moderate size arrays, large arrays are needed for many applications. Optoelectronic circuits can allow such large-element arrays to be addressed in manners that are compatible with the application. One approach to creating these devices is through integrating an optical chip with a separate electronic chip to form a hybrid optoelectronic circuit