Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to formation of silicon germanium devices with tensile strain. Tensile strain applied to a silicon germanium device in fabrication may improve performance of a silicon germanium laser or light detector.

Abstract: A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a photonic module comprising: a plurality of metal pads to receive CMOS integrated circuit (IC) chips to be mounted on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer; electrical interface circuits to receive electrical signals from the CMOS IC chips and to modify the electrical signals; optical drivers to receive the modified electrical signals and to convert the modified electrical signals to optical signals; and a photonic layer on the SOI wafer comprising silicon optical waveguides and silica optical waveguides to transmit or receive the optical signals for communication among the CMOS IC chips.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a photonic module comprising: a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer; one or more photonic components on the SOI wafer; a plurality of metal pads to receive integrated circuit (IC) chips to be mounted on the SOI wafer; silicon optical waveguides to transfer optical signals among terminals of individual the IC chips, wherein the silicon optical waveguides comprise portions of the SOI wafer; and silica optical waveguides to transfer optical signals among terminals of different the IC chips.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to formation of silicon germanium devices with tensile strain. Tensile strain applied to a silicon germanium device in fabrication may improve performance of a silicon germanium laser or light detector.

Abstract: A microfluidic fluid separator for separating target components of a fluid by filtration is described. Methods for separating target components of a fluid by filtration and methods for processing blood on a large scale with the microfluidic fluid separator are provided.

Abstract: An optical interconnect architecture provides three dimensional optical interconnects, with the optical interconnects provided along a plane such as a wafer or a substrate. One or more integrated circuits is provided on a second “electronic” plane that is spaced from the optical interconnect plane. Signals from the circuit on the electronic plane are coupled to the optical interconnect plane using various strategies, including metal or optical interlayer interconnects extending perpendicular to the optical plane. Once on the optical interconnect plane, the signals from the circuits on the electronic plane are propagated optically.

Abstract: An optical component is formed on a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate and has an array waveguide that demultiplexes an input light signal into N channels and provides that light signal to a corresponding set of N waveguide structures formed on a surface of the SOI substrate. The N waveguide structures provide the N channels of light to N optical detectors. Each optical detector is bonded to a surface of a corresponding one of the waveguide structures. The N channels of light pass through the N waveguide structures and are coupled into the N optical detectors so that light from a corresponding channel of the array waveguide is coupled into a corresponding optical detector and converted into an electrical signal.