Session Overview |
Photonic theory design and simulations - Bloc 2Room: Cartier 1 |
Date: Tuesday, June 05 |
13:15 |
The Influence of Elemental Composition on the Optical Properties of SiCxNy Thin Films
Main Author: Peter Mascher Organization: McMaster University, Canada In this talk, we will review recent advances in the fabrication and characterization of silicon-based thin film structures for photonic applications, including rare earth doped systems and luminescent silicon carbonitrides. |
13:40 |
Multiplexing Systems Performance Enhancements With All-Optical Signal Processing
Main Author: Ivan Glesk Organization: University of Sytrathclyde, United Kingdom It is believed that an all-optical signal processing based on advanced integrated devices (passive, active or both) would play an important role in future multiplexing systems. In this paper we discuss approaches and techniques we have developed and demonstrated for improving the scalability and performance of Optical Code Division Multiplexing (OCDM) |
14:05 |
Control strategies for photonics integrated circuits
Main Author: Andrea Melloni Organization: Politecnico di Milano, Italy With the continuous increase in complexity of photonic integrated circuits, a suitable control layer for the automatic control of the functionality and performance of PICs is becoming unavoidable. The control layer provides strategies and tools for the mitigations of the technological uncertainties and the fluctuations of the operative conditions of the PICs, the adaptation to the incoming signals and the presence of parasitic effects among the various elements, allows an adaptive and automatic tuning, locking and reconfiguration of the circuits. In the talk, most of these techniques are analysed through practical examples using PICs in different technologies. |
14:50 |
CORNERSTONE: UK Silicon Photonics Device Prototyping Capability
Main Author: Callum Littlejohn Organization: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom The field of silicon photonics has expanded rapidly over the past several decades. This has led to a degree of standardisation in the commercial device fabrication foundries that are available for Universities and fabless companies alike. Whilst this is advantageous in terms of yield, repeatability etc., it is not conducive for researchers to develop new and novel devices for future systems. CORNERSTONE offers researchers a flexible device prototyping capability that can support photonics research in the UK, and beyond. The CORNERSTONE project (Capability for OptoelectRoNics, mEtamateRialS, nanoTechnOlogy, aNd sEnsing) is a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded project between 3 UK universities: University of Southampton, University of Glasgow and University of Surrey. The project is based on deep-ultraviolet (DUV) photolithography equipment, installed at the University of Southampton, centred around a 248 nm Scanner, the first of its kind in a UK university. Utilising these facilities, CORNERSTONE will offer a multi-project wafer (MPW) service on several silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platforms (220 nm, 340 nm & 500 nm) for both passive and active silicon photonic devices. This talk will give an overview of the CORNERSTONE project, present some of its early data, and summarise future MPW offerings. |