Progress in manufactured silicon photonics

While investment in sub-wavelength silicon photonics research has gained popularity, Kotura has forged significant customer traction with first generation silicon-photonics products by focusing on manufacturable designs and processes. This paper reviews recent gains in engineering developments where mature monolithic and hybrid methods are integrated to form high-performance manufacturable products with proven long-term reliability. Components and methods are described that lead to photonic modules and subsystems suitable for automated manufacturing techniques.