III-V/silicon-on-Insulator nanophotonic cavities for optical network-on-chip

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2010 Mar;10(3):1461-72. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2032.

Abstract

We review some opto-electronic devices based on the III-V/SOI heterogeneous integration platform, including lasers, modulators, wavelength converters, and photo-detectors. All of them are critical components for future on-chip interconnect and optical network-on-chip. The footprints of such devices are kept small by employing micro-cavity based structures. We give an overview of the device performances. The advantages over the all-silicon based devices are also discussed.