The growing demand for instant and reliable communication meansthat photonic circuits are increasingly finding applications inoptical communications systems. One of the prime candidates toprovide satisfactory performance at low cost in the photoniccircuit is silicon. Whilst silicon photonics is less welldeveloped as compared to some other material technologies, it ispoised to make a serious impact on the telecommunications industry,as well as in many other applications, as other technologies failto meet the yield/performance/cost trade-offs. Following asympathetic tutorial approach, this first book on silicon photonicsprovides a comprehensive overview of the technology. SiliconPhotonics explains the concepts of the technology, taking thereader through the introductory principles, on to more complexbuilding blocks of the optical circuit. Starting with the basics ofwaveguides and the properties peculiar to silicon, the book alsofeatures:* Key design issues in optical circuits.* Experimental methods.* Evaluation techniques.* Operation of waveguide based devices.* Fabrication of silicon waveguide circuits.* Evaluation of silicon photonic systems.* Numerous worked examples, models and case studies.Silicon Photonics is an essential tool forphotonics engineers and young professionals working in the opticalnetwork, optical communications and semiconductor industries. Thisbook is also an invaluable reference and a potential main text tosenior undergraduates and postgraduate students studying fibreoptics, integrated optics, or optical network technology.