Photonics-to-electronics integration for optical interconnects in the early 21st century

We discuss the technical rationale, challenges, and potential for achieving the intimate integration of photonics components such as lasers, detectors, and modulators with VLSI electronics and review the progress made towards commercializing this technology for high-density optical transceivers and switching products.

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