Abstract: Driver circuits are designed and tested in CMOS for use with normal-incidence multiple-quantum-well (MQW) optical modulators that are flip-chip bonded in large numbers to VLSI. These ...

This paper describes 10 Gbps optical modulator and receiver circuits designed for high energy efficiency in a 40 nm process. The transmitter consumes 135 fJ/b when bonded to an external silicon ...

Researchers from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Institut d’Optique in Bordeaux (France) have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon chip by bringing the concept of ...

Global internet is growing at a compound rate of 24% per year, reaching 3.3 zettabytes per year by 2021. High-speed optical communication is urgently needed in this ever-connected world, and to ...