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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 11, A69(2024)

High capacity, low power, short reach integrated silicon photonic interconnects

Andrew Netherton1, Mario Dumont1, Zachary Nelson1, Jahyun Koo1, Jinesh Jhonsa1, Alice Mo1, David McCarthy1, Skylar Deckoff-Jones2, Yun Gao1, Noah Pestana2, Jordan Goldstein2, Ren-Jye Shiue2, Christopher Poulton2, M. J. Kennedy1, Mark Harrington1, Bozhang Dong1, Jock Bovington3, Michael Frankel4, Luke Theogarajan1, Michael Watts2, Daniel Blumenthal1, and John E. Bowers1、*
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  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
  • 2Analog Photonics, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, USA
  • 3Cisco Systems, San Jose, California 95134, USA
  • 4Ciena Corporation, Hanover, Maryland 21076, USA
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    Andrew Netherton, Mario Dumont, Zachary Nelson, Jahyun Koo, Jinesh Jhonsa, Alice Mo, David McCarthy, Skylar Deckoff-Jones, Yun Gao, Noah Pestana, Jordan Goldstein, Ren-Jye Shiue, Christopher Poulton, M. J. Kennedy, Mark Harrington, Bozhang Dong, Jock Bovington, Michael Frankel, Luke Theogarajan, Michael Watts, Daniel Blumenthal, John E. Bowers, "High capacity, low power, short reach integrated silicon photonic interconnects," Photonics Res. 12, A69 (2024)

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    Special Issue: ADVANCING INTEGRATED PHOTONICS: FROM DEVICE INNOVATION TO SYSTEM INTEGRATION

    Received: Jan. 29, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 21, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2024

    The Author Email: John E. Bowers (bowers@ece.ucsb.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.520203

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
    Laser physics
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