硅基光见子学为实现高速光通信、数据中心互连以及传感技术提供了一种高效、低功耗的片上光学解决方案。人们期待利用硅基光子器件与微电子器件的单片集成,来引发一场影响深远的“微光电子技术革命”。在简单介绍硅基光电子学及其发展史的基础上,重点对近年来硅基光电子器件、集成与应用方面的最新研究进展做综合评述。最后,展望了硅基光电子学这一新兴前沿学科的未来发展。

Silicon Photonics has demonstrated itself as a more efficient and lower cost on-chip optical solution for high speed optical communications, datacenter interconnections, and sensing technology. It is expected that a successful monolithic integration of silicon based photonic devices and microelectronic devices will lead to a significant "micro optoelectronics revolution". This paper will start with an introduction to Silicon Photonics and its short history, then followed by a review on recent progresses in research and development of the devices, integrations, and applications. A future outlook on this new discipline will also be presented.