Abstract: Silicon based convergence of microelectronics and optoelectronics allows new

opportunities in a series of important applications, including telecommunication , fiber to the home , board to board interconnects, on chip optical clock distribution for faster computers, high resolution night vision arrays, switching of optical nodes , contact free separation of different supply voltages, sensors for bio- and medical applications, etc. In this talk the essential components of such systems and their physical functions are explained. From the given maturity of different components the possible near future solutions are discussed and evaluated. Heterostructure engineering based on the material system Silicon/Germanium (Si/ Ge) is of key importance for practical solutions.

报告人：Erich Kasper教授，现任德国斯图加特大学半导体研究所所长，教授，博士生导师。他于1971年在奥地利格拉茨大学获得博士学位，曾担任德国 Telefunken, AEG 和 Daimler-Benz实验室的科学家，他的主要研究课题是基于x射线和电子显微镜的固态分析以及基于分子束外延的材料合成和微波半导体器件。自1987年以来，他一直负责Daimler-Benz的“新型硅设备和技术”的研究，主要工作重点在SiGe/Si异质结快速相应晶体管（异质结双极晶体管，调制掺杂场效应晶体管）和超薄型超晶格光电收发器。自1993年以来，Erich Kasper教授一直担任德国斯图加特大学半导体研究所所长，长期致力于硅基光电子学、硅基纳电子学、毫米波电路集成和SiGe/Si 量子阱器件研究工作，具有很高的国际声望，他编写有两本专著和发表了近百篇论文。