'Beyond Moore's Law' Photonic Integrated Circuits for RF Photonics and Sensing Systems

Abstract

We describe silicon photonic PICs that are needed for RF photonics and sensing systems and are enabled by heterogeneous integration. This beyond Moore's law technology includes III-V semiconductors for high-performance lasers, modulators, photodetectors; silicon nitride for filters, time-delay; Ce:YIG for isolators; PZT for ultra-low power tuning. These advanced PICs enable high SFDR analog links, simultaneous RF beamforming, plus sensing and timing applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 2018
Accession Number
AD1052343

Entities

People

  • Jacob B Khurgin
  • John E. Bowers
  • Paul A. Morton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Beam Steering
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Fiber Bragg Gratings
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Materials
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Photonics
  • Piezoceramics
  • Quantum Dots
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Photonics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics