A CMOS compatible ten-gigabit-per-second region nano-waveguide included
photonic communication link apparatus of low energy use per transmitted
bit. An embodiment of the link includes an electrically pumped laser, an
electro absorption modulator and a photodetector for the 1.5 to 2.0
micrometer infrared spectral region; omission of the separate electro
absorption modulator is additionally disclosed. Each of these three
nano-scale elements preferably includes active semiconductor crystal
material situated in a preferably Silicon resonator within a nano-strip
waveguide. The resonator is defined by dispersed resonator mirrors having
tapered separation distance one dimensional photonic crystal lattice
apertures of oxide holes or slots. Each of the three devices may be a
semiconductor heterodiode pumped or controlled by laterally disposed
wings enclosing the resonator to form a lateral PIN heterodiode for
current injection or high E-field generation depending on bias and
composition conditions selected.