Project Details
Projekt
VCSEL enabled silicon photonic interconnect technology (C10)
Subject Area
Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering
Term
from 2012 to 2019
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 43659573
This study will study novel optical I/O techniques for high performance integrated circuit technologies such as SiGe:C BiCMOS. In the frame of this study we intend to investigate a silicon photonic I/O "engine" using directly modulated high-speed VCSELs emitting around 1300nm that are being developed inside the research cluster. This work will also be supported by other projects. The combination of direct modulation and silicon photonics is a novel approach to highly power efficient optical I/O. We shall investigate both hybrid integration aspects as well as circuit design for VCSEL driving on photonic BiCMOS ICs. Novel coupling and VCSEL structures will be studied to arrive at optimal coupling to the silicon photonics platform. Circuit design techniques will be used to optimize system performance for I/O applications.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Technische Universität Berlin
Project Heads
Professor Dr. Klaus Petermann, Ph.D., until 12/2015; Professor Dr. Bernd Tillack; Professor Dr.-Ing. Lars Zimmermann, since 1/2016
