Abstract
The fabrication procedure of smart pixels based on a hybrid integration of compound semiconductor photonic devices with silicon CMOS circuits is described. According to the 0.8-μm design rule, CMOS receiver/transmitter circuits are designed for use in vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)-based smart pixels. And 16×16 and 2×2 banyan-switch smart-pixel chips are also designed. By using our polyimide bonding technique, we integrated GaAs pin-photodiodes hybridly on the CMOS circuits. The photodetector (PD)/CMOS hybrid receiver operated errorfree at up to 800 Mb/s. Successful optical/optical (O/O) operation (a bit rate up to 311 Mbit/s) of the 2×2 banyan-switch smart-pixel chip implemented with another VCSEL chip is also demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-216 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Mar |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering