硅基光电子在通信中的应用和挑战

Applications and challenges of silicon-based optoelectronics in communication

硅基光电子技术拥有光的宽带、高速和抗干扰特性以及微电子技术在大规模集成、低能耗、低成本等方面的优势。最近十年,硅基光电子技术开始进入通信产业领域,在800 Gbit/s以上的高速短距应用场景中发挥优势,对传统磷化铟(InP)的通信光模块形成挑战。浅谈硅基光电子技术在通信中的应用和发展,同时简要介绍硅基光电子技术在应用中的一些挑战。解决器件性能、封装技术、自动化软件等方面的不足,才能实现硅基光电子技术长足发展。

Silicon-based optoelectronics technology has the advantages of photonics,such as broadband,high-speed and anti-interference,as well as the advantages of microelectronics,such as large-scale integration,low energy consumption and low cost.Silicon-based optoelectronics is showing superior advantages in high-speed and short-reach communications and posing a challenge to the conventional indium phosphide(InP)optical modules.The application,development and technical challenges of silicon-based optoelectronics technology in communications were briefly discussed.There is an urgent need to develop high performance devices,packaging technology,automation software for further development of the silicon-based optoelectronic technology.