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Steve, interesting article, the parts standing out to me were

Southampton University’s Zepler Institute last month hosted a conference to showcase the achievements of the UK Silicon Photonics (UKSP) R&D program, a five-year (2008-2013) project funded by the UK Government’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

...so they've been at it a long time too, surprise surprise

and

Backgrounder: commercial silicon photonics gathers pace

Silicon photonics is a field that has seen rapid growth and dramatic changes in the past five years. According to the MIT Communications Technology Roadmap, which aims to establish a common silicon photonics architecture platform across diverse market sectors “with a potential $20 billion in annual revenue”, this technology is now rapidly transferring from the lab to the marketplace.

US based semiconductor giants such as Intel and IBM have shown their commitment to the enormous potential of this technology with substantial investments. The sector has also seen large investment in the field by DARPA in the USA under its Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuit (EPIC) initiative. Significant investment in the technology has also followed in Japan, Korea, and to a lesser extent in the European Union (especially at IMEC and LETI). The technology offers an opportunity to revolutionize a range of application areas by providing excellent performance at moderate cost.


so tons of investment $$ and still no true next gen commercial products yet, stay tuned though as it represents a 20 billion $$ opportunity (or more really)!