Development of flexible silicon photonic components for WDM optical networks

开发用于WDM光网络的柔性硅光子元件

• 批准号: 508309-2016
• 负责人: Van, Vien
• 金额: $ 8.38万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=667562
• 关键词: Development; flexible; silicon; photonic; components; Development; flexible; silicon; photonic; components

Silicon photonics is gaining widespread industry acceptance as a cost-effective platform for building photonic integrated circuits for optical communication applications. In particular, silicon photonics offers the advantage of compatibility with the CMOS microelectronic fabrication process, which allows for seamless integration of photonic circuits with electronic devices on the same chip. In spite of its promising benefits, the full commercial potential of silicon photonics has yet to be realized, as a number of important technical challenges still remain. This proposal aims to address two important challenges in the development of flexible silicon photonic circuits, namely, broadband wavelength tunability and scalability, both which are important for increasing the functionality and reducing the cost and footprint of optical components and subsystems. More specifically, these issues will be addressed through the development of two important components for Wavelength Division Multiplexing optical networks: a multi-channel multiplexer/demultiplexer circuit and a fast wavelength selector circuit. The successful outcome of project will help accelerate the adoption of silicon photonics technology into existing and future optical communication networks.****The supporting industry partner is the Canadian Research Centre of Huawei Technologies in Ottawa. As a Fortune 500 company with a reputation as one the top innovators in the industry, Huawei is in an excellent position to exploit the technology developed through this project and facilitate its immediate transfer to the market. Beyond these clear benefits to the industry partner, the project is also expected to benefit Canada through the development of home-grown expertise in silicon photonics and the training of HQP in the photonics and telecom sectors.******

Silicon Photonics正在获得广泛的行业接受，作为用于构建光子综合电路的具有成本效益的平台，用于光学通信应用。 特别是，硅光子学提供了与CMOS微电源制造工艺兼容的优势，该过程允许将光子电路与同一芯片上的电子设备无缝集成。 尽管有希望的好处，但硅光子学的全部商业潜力尚未实现，因为仍然存在许多重要的技术挑战。 该提案旨在应对柔性硅光子电路发展的两个重要挑战，即宽带波长可调性和可扩展性，这对于提高功能和降低光学组件和子系统的成本和足迹很重要。 更具体地说，这些问题将通过开发两个用于波长的多元化光网络的重要组件来解决：多通道多路复用器/磁体电路电路和快速波长选择器电路。 项目的成功结果将有助于加速硅光子技术在现有和未来的光学通信网络中。****支持行业合作伙伴是渥太华华为技术的加拿大研究中心。 作为一家财富500强公司，其声誉是该行业中最高创新者的一员，华为擅长利用通过该项目开发的技术并促进其即时转移到市场。 除了对行业合作伙伴的明显好处之外，该项目还有望通过开发硅光子学专业知识以及在光子学和电信领域的HQP培训来使加拿大受益。******