G. Vastola

TL;DR: In this article, the development of Luxtera's silicon photonics platform for the production of high-speed optical transceivers using a hybrid-integrated approach is described. But this work is limited to a single application.

TL;DR: The different aspects of designing and manufacturing advanced silicon photonics transceivers and focus on utilizing the experience and infrastructure from the CMOS industry are discussed.

TL;DR: Large progress has been made in the field of silicon photonics since its inception in the late eighties of last century as discussed by the authors, and an intriguing and challenging field of research has evolved with time into a flourishing industry supporting and propelling the growth of data centers and distribute computing known as the Cloud.

TL;DR: In this paper, the key design elements that enable high-speed optical transceivers based on the hybrid integrated silicon photonics platform are discussed, and a detailed discussion of the architecture of the transceiver is presented.