Open access to photonic integration technologies

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1 Open access to photonic integration technologies Academic and Industrial examples of photonic integrated circuits Katarzyna Ławniczuk

2 What is photonic integration technology? multiple optical components on a single chip in less than cm2 2

3 What is photonic integration technology? multiple optical components on a single chip in less than cm2 light propagation light detection light amplification and generation light modulation (phase and amplitude) 3

4 What is photonic integration technology? Photonic building blocks: waveguide amplifier detector modulator 4

5 What is photonic integration technology? Advantages: Miniaturization Cost reduction Performance enhancement Photonic building blocks: waveguide amplifier detector modulator 5

6 Basic Building blocks : optical waveguide human hair Waveguide SEM image 75 μm 6

7 Photonic Building Blocks

8 Open Access to technology: MPW runs Multi Project Wafer runs Access to a cutting edge photonic technology Sharing wafer : sharing fab costs Simple and cheap way of prototyping Fabless business model 8

9 Implementing new designs JePPIX: broker InP and TriPleX 9

10 B JePPIX: broker InP and TriPleX Value chain for photonic ICs prototyping 10

11 Where to use PIC technology? Telecom and Datacom Switching, FTTH, RoF, OTDM, DWDM Sensor readouts FBG interrogators Spectrometers Medical and diagnostic OCT, bio imaging Microwave, THZ and RF photonics Quantum communication Variety of lasers Widely tunable, multiwavelength Ring and pulse lasers And many more 11

12 World Records in sensing! Measurement Resolution of 0.02 fmδλ (~ 0.02 nano khz Sampling Speeds up to 20 MHz 50 unique FBG sensors per single fiber (20 khz, 10fmΔλ) 10x 10x 100x 1000x smaller cheaper faster more accurate 12

13 World Records in sensing! Measurement Resolution of 0.02 fmδλ (~ 0.02 nano khz Sampling Speeds up to 20 MHz 50 unique FBG sensors per single fiber (20 khz, 10fmΔλ) 10x smaller 10x cheaper 100x faster 1000x more accurate 13

14 Optical beam forming network units: 4G and 5G Application: 4G and 5G steerable antennas in aviation market and RF communication market System based on integrated optics optical beam forming network (IO OBFN) Radical miniaturization and cost reduction 20x increase of bandwidth No mechanically moving parts: enhanced stability 14

15 Ultra wideband tuning range! Precision electronic tuning and Ultra wide band tuning at 72 nm Identify high order absorption lines Gas detection and spectral signature recognition: S. Latkowski, ICTON 2014 Multi species detection Explosives detection Disease prevention, Quality control 15

16 Ultra wideband tuning range! Precision electronic tuning and Ultra wide band tuning at 72 nm Identify high order absorption lines Gas detection and spectral signature recognition: S. Latkowski, ICTON 2014 Multi species detection Explosives detection Disease prevention, Quality control 16

17 Lidar and free space optical communications using optical phased arrays Electro optic control of coherent emitter array for lensless beam shaping and high speed, non mechanical beam scanning; Mature telecom nm enable coherent detection, high speed modulation; 1550 nm is eye safe and invisible to nightvision Doylend et al., Optics Express 19, 22 (2011) Hulme et al., Optics Express, 23, 5 (2015)

18 cleanroom (800 m2)

19 B NanoLab@TU/e cleanroom (800 m2)

20 Further development: electronic photonic integration Ring laser in IMOS InP membrane on silicon (IMOS) 20

21 Platforms development: new, improved functionality MMI reflector Fabrication-Tolerant Polarization Converters Low reflection splitters Microbends 20 μm AWG through deep UV lithography 21

22 PICs4All: pics4all.jeppix.eu Free advice on the applicability of PIC technology; Create European network of Application Support Centers ACTPHAST: actphast.eu One stop shop solution for supporting photonics innovation in European companies Innovation Support EU funds 22

23 Graduate Projects 1) High speed photonic ICs 2) Integrated spectrometry 3) Coupling to photonic integrated circuits 4) Compact laser model 5) Metal nano grating couplers 6) Generation of stabilized frequency combs 7) Ultrafest optical pulse amplification and shaping 8) Corner mirror 9) Design of an active/passive integrated membrane DBR laser 10) Grating optimization using genetic algorithms 11) Plasma etching technique for aluminum based lasers 12) Magnetic claddings for Photonic Integrated circuits Open positions 23

24 PIC Measurements Engineer develop and perform measurement and analysis methods for advanced photonic ICs. Postdoc Position: InP Membrane On Silicon platform explore the essential technologies required for the platform focus on processing InP based circuits on top of a silicon or (Bi)CMOS wafer. Open positions 24

25 Thank you!