Widely Tunable Multi-Channel Silicon Photonic Receiver

硅光子学作为一种具有成本效益的平台， 光子集成电路（PIC）由于其与CMOS微电子制造的兼容性 过程IBM、英特尔和思科等高科技行业领导者都投入了大量资金， 我们将继续投入大量资源，开发用于光通信应用的高性能硅PIC。然而，在这方面， 在实现该技术的经济效益之前，仍然存在主要的技术障碍。这 该提案旨在开发创新的解决方案，以克服一个重要的技术挑战，即 Si PIC电路的可调谐性有限。该项目的成功结果可能有助于加快 硅光子技术在加拿大的商业化。

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.