Silicon Photonics for High-Performance Computing and Beyond

Silicon photonics is increasingly important for communication and computation, with efforts in industry and academia to innovate, design, develop, analyze, optimize, and fabricate systems. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art technology and research achievements in applying silicon photonics for communication and computation, focusing on design, development, and integration challenges, materials, devices, circuits, systems, and applications. It is ideal for researchers and engineers working in the photonics, electrical, and computer engineering industries, as well as academic researchers and graduate students.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 386 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Silicon photonics is emerging as a crucial driver of innovation in communication and computation across a wide range of applications, including healthcare, biomedical sensors, autonomous driving, data center networking, and security. In recent years, there has been a substantial push in both industry and academia to develop, design, develop, analyze, optimize, and fabricate systems based on silicon photonics, shaping the future of not only data communication and telecom technology but also high-performance computing and emerging computing paradigms such as optical computing and artificial intelligence.

Unlike existing books in this field, Silicon Photonics for High-Performance Computing and Beyond provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art technology and research achievements in applying silicon photonics for communication and computation. It focuses on various design, development, and integration challenges, reviews the latest advances spanning materials, devices, circuits, systems, and applications.

The book covers a range of technical topics, including:

Requirements and the latest advances in high-performance computing systems
Device- and system-level challenges and latest improvements to deploy silicon photonics in computing systems
Novel design solutions and design automation techniques for silicon photonic integrated circuits
Novel materials, devices, and photonic integrated circuits on silicon
Emerging computing technologies and applications based on silicon photonics

Silicon Photonics for High-Performance Computing and Beyond features a compilation of 19 outstanding contributions from academic and industry pioneers in the field. The selected contributions present insightful discussions and innovative approaches.

As silicon photonics continues to evolve and mature, it is poised to revolutionize the way we communicate and compute, enabling faster, more efficient, and more scalable solutions for a wide range of applications.

Weight: 752g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032122441