Bell Labs on silicon photonics

Briefing: Silicon Photonics

Part 2: A system vendor's perspective

• Silicon photonics as a technology has its challenges
• Its biggest impact could be to shake up the industry's optical component supply chain
• Silicon photonics will not displace VCSELs

An interview with Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs' Martin Zirngibl, domain leader for enabling physical technologies, on the merits and potential impact of silicon photonics

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