Integrated Silicon Photonics for Enabling Next-Generation Space Systems
A review of silicon photonics for space applications is presented. The benefits and advantages of size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) metrics inherent to silicon photonics are summarized. Motivation for their use in optical communications systems and microwave photonics is addressed. The current...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Photonics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/4/131 |