Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS)*

Abstract

*Previously a part of Beyond Scaling - Design The Lasers for Universal Microscale Optical Systems (LUMOS) program will integrate high performance light sources into integrated silicon photonics to enable compact, rugged, high-performance systems for positioning, navigation, communications, 3D imaging, and quantum technologies. Silicon photonics today enables microscale integration of complex optical systems, but the platform's lack of optical gain precludes the creation of lasers and amplifiers through foundry processes. LUMOS will deliver the missing capability to provide compact optical sources at wavelengths from the visible to the infrared, and will create a universal manufacturing platform that builds upon the current photonics ecosystem. To drive innovation and maintain DoD access to leading-edge deployable photonic solutions, LUMOS will establish a technology pathway connecting government, academic, commercial, and defense users of integrated photonics, and will provide multi-project wafer runs through an open-access foundry.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
3451c6adb0196f91b0c635335c7dfa60

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing

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