Monolithic Integration of Silicon Waveguide and Ge1-xSix Photodetector on Silicon-on Insulator Platform for Intra-chip Optical Interconnect

光子学已经成为支撑数据通信和存储的主要技术。随着光子学应用的不断发展，需要像电子工业中硅片那样廉价地制造元件。硅现在正在成为一种重要的光子材料，电子设备可以从廉价的加工方法中受益。该项目旨在获取关键知识产权，将关键光子元件单片集成到硅平台上。该项目可以给澳大利亚带来社会和商业利益，比如纳米技术的高水平研究和培训，以及在利基市场实现商业化的机会。

Photonics has become the major technology underpinning the communication and storage of data. As photonics advances applications are emerging which demand components be manufactured cheaply in the manner achieved by the electronics industry in the silicon chip. Silicon is now emerging as an important photonic material and devices can benefit from inexpensive processing methods developed for electronics. This project aims to capture key intellectual property for monolithically integrating key photonic components onto a silicon platform. The project can bring social and commercial benefits to Australia such as high-level research and training in nanotechnology as well as opportunities for commercialisation in niche markets.