Widely Tunable Multi-Channel Silicon Photonic Receiver

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Silicon photonics is rapidly gaining widespread industry acceptance as a cost-effective platform for building photonic integrated circuits (PICs) thanks to its compatibility with the CMOS microelectronics fabrication process. High-technology industry leaders such as IBM, Intel and Cisco have all invested vast amount of resources into developing high-performance silicon PICs for optical communication applications. However, major technical roadblocks still remain before the economical benefits of the technology can be realized. This proposal aims to develop innovative solutions to overcome one important technical challenge, namely, the limited tunability of Si PIC circuits. The successful outcome of the project could help speed up the commercialization of silicon photonics technology in Canada.