Optoelectronic Packaging for Optical Interconnects

Author's abstract

Optoelectronic packages provide a platform for integrating photonic, optoelectronic and electronic devices for the transmission of optical signals in telecommunication and computing networks. The authors describe current technologies and future possibilities.

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