Title :
Silicon quantum well light-emitter for optical interconnections
Author :
Saito, S. ; Suwa, Y. ; Arimoto, H. ; Hisamoto, D. ; Mine, T. ; Takeda, K. ; Sugawara, T. ; Aoki, M.
Author_Institution :
Japan Sci. & Technol., Central Res. Lab., Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed all-silicon based light-emitter for optical interconnections. The relatively short florescent lifetime of 4.2 ns in a silicon quantum well makes direct modulations at 10 Mbps accessible for low-end high-volume consumer applications.
Keywords :
electroluminescence; elemental semiconductors; fluorescence; light emitting devices; optical interconnections; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; silicon; Si; bit rate 10 Mbit/s; direct modulations; electroluminescence; fluorescent lifetime; optical interconnections; planar structure; silicon quantum well light-emitter; time 4.2 ns; Laboratories; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
