2 State of the communications industry 2.1 Investment in the optical components space 2.2 Markets and drivers for higher data rate devices in communications 2.2.1 Server applications 2.2.2 Enterprise applications and carrier networks 2.2.3 Storage Applications
3 Optical devices for high speed communications 3.1 Building blocks 3.2 Device design concerns 3.2.1 III-V material systems used for communications 3.2.2 The waveguide 3.2.3 Capacitance and bandwidth 3.2.4 Simple device geometries
4 Discrete packaging in communications
5 Hybrid packaging 5.1 Silicon optical bench 5.2 Silicon sub-mount technology 5.3 Passive waveguide technology 5.4 Passive alignment technology 5.4.1 Single emitters 5.4.2 Silicon bench and planar waveguide technology 5.4.3 RF signaling and silicon optical bench 5.4.4 Multi-emitter technology - parallel optics 5.5 Wafer scale technology and processes 5.6 Module technology - optical transceivers 5.6.1 Electrical connectors and their limitations - speed is the key 5.6.2 Meeting the ASIC challenge and compensation
