Nanostructured Silicon for Photonics

The Use Of Light To Channel Signals Around Electronic Chips Could Solve Several Current Problems In Microelectronic Evolution Including: Power Dissipation, Interconnect Bottlenecks, Input/output From/to Optical Communication Channels, Poor Signal Bandwidth, Etc. It Is Unfortunate That Silicon Is Not A Good Photonic Material: It Has A Poor Light-emission Efficiency And Exhibits A Negligible Electro-optical Effect. Silicon Photonics Is A Field Having The Objective Of Improving The Physical Properties Of Silicon; Thus Turning It Into A Photonic Material And Permitting The Full Convergence Of Electronics And Photonics.