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- Title
Integrated Silicon Photonics for Enabling Next-Generation Space Systems.
- Authors
Tzintzarov, George N.; Rao, Sunil G.; Cressler, John D.; Aziz, Ahmedullah; Sengupta, Abhronil
- Abstract
A review of silicon photonics for space applications is presented. The benefits and advantages of size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) metrics inherent to silicon photonics are summarized. Motivation for their use in optical communications systems and microwave photonics is addressed. The current state of our understanding of radiation effects in silicon photonics is included in this discussion. Total-ionizing dose, displacement damage, and single-event transient effects are discussed in detail for germanium-integrated photodiodes, silicon waveguides, and Mach-Zehnder modulators. Areas needing further study are suggested.
- Subjects
OPTICAL communications; PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE communication systems; MICROWAVE photonics; OPTICAL modulators
- Publication
Photonics, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 4, p131
- ISSN
2304-6732
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/photonics8040131