Feasibility of tera-bps smart pixel arrays using monolithic emitter-based optoelectronic VLSI circuits

Author

Ahadian, J.F. ; Vaidyanathan, P.T. ; Patterson, S.G. ; Royter, Y. ; Mull, D. ; Petrich, G.S. ; Goodhue, W.D. ; Prasad, S. ; Kolodziejski, L.A. ; Fonstad, C.G., Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 July 1998

Abstract

Epitaxy-on-electronics (EoE) optoelectronic integration technology is an economical GaAs VLSI process and monolithically integrates heterostructure devices such as emitters, detectors, or modulators to produce complex and manufacturable optoelectronic integrated circuits (OEICs). We explores EoE´s short-term potential to produce 1 tera-bit/s/cm/sup 2/ smart pixel arrays. The issues of pixel density, processing complexity, electronic and optoelectronic bandwidth, and thermal management will be addressed in detail, along with the technical and economic advantages of using GaAs VLSI electronics rather than CMOS.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; VLSI; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; light emitting diodes; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical arrays; optical fabrication; smart pixels; GaAs; GaAs VLSI electronics; OEICs; economical GaAs VLSI process; epitaxy-on-electronics optoelectronic integration technology; heterostructure devices; manufacturable optoelectronic integrated circuits; monolithic emitter-based optoelectronic VLSI circuits; monolithically integrates; optoelectronic bandwidth; pixel density; processing complexity; smart pixel arrays; tera-bps smart pixel arrays; thermal management; Bandwidth; Detectors; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit technology; Manufacturing processes; Monolithic integrated circuits; Smart pixels; Thermal management of electronics; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4953-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1998.690391

Filename

690391