Optoelectronics/Photonics
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Technology Map Detailed Contents May 2014
Importance of the Technology
The Technology in Brief
- Laser Diodes
- Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
- Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
- Quantum-Dots
- Silicon Waferboard
- Plastic Optical Fiber
- Low-Cost Lasers
- Modulators
- Fiber Amplifiers
- Optical Switching
- Metamaterials
- Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits
- Optical Polymers
- Blue Laser Diodes
- White-Light-Emitting Diodes
- Wavelength Conversion
- Color Mixing
- Quantum-Dot Color Enhancement
- Homoepitaxial Growth
Commercial Development Parameters
- Demand Factors
- General Constraints
- Economics of Optical Systems
- Installed Base of Copper Wire
- Limited Skills Base
- Competing Technologies
- Regulatory Factors
- Deregulation of the Telecommunications Industry
- Cable-Television Regulations
- Government Research Consortia
- Required Resources
- Synergistic Technologies
- Fiber Optics
- Crystal-Growth Methodology
- Polymer Materials
- Holographic and Binary Optical Elements
Areas to Monitor
- China's Growth and Potential
- Progress in WDM/DWDM/CWDM
- Low-Cost Packaging
- Progress in Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits
- Alternative Optical Materials
- Organic Polymers
- High-Brightness LEDs
- Optical Backplanes
- Chip-to-Chip Interconnects
- All-Optical Networks/Slow Light
- Micromachining
- High-Power Laser Diodes
- Ultraviolet LEDs
Implications of Commercialization
- Upscale LEDs
- Optical Backplanes: The First Step in Optical Interconnection
- High-Power Laser-Diode Arrays
Opportunities
- Communications
- FTTx
- Backhaul
- Optical Data Processing
- Optical Buses
- Backplane and Chip-to-Chip Interconnect
- Optical Computing
- Quantum Cryptography
- Optical Data Storage
- LED-Based Solid-State Lighting
- General Illumination
- Automotive Illumination
- Displays
- Biomedical Applications
- Eye Surgery
- Bionic Eye
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Skin Treatment
- Industrial and Military Applications
- Laser Cutting
- Laser Cladding
- Micromachining
- Military Optical Sensors