Equipment for Silicon Photonics Research
Abstract
They are requesting equipment for silicon photonics research at the Rochester Institute ofTechnology. Silicon Photonics is poised to revolutionize computing, communication, signalprocessing and sensing systems by integrating photonic functionalities with integrated electronics on a low cost, scalable, manufacturing platform. The Preble group is leading the development of the two following Silicon Photonics technologies: (1) Integrated Photonics Manufacturing: They are developing solutions for realizing high volume, low cost photonic packaging. Fiber attachment to Silicon photonics chips is costly and time-consuming. They are developing new approaches that realize passive alignment of fibers to Silicon chips that are conducive to high volume pick-and-place manufacturing. These solutions will bring the cost of photonic packaging dramatically down and also allow for much higher density integration. (2) Integrated Quantum Photonics: Quantum information science has shown that quantum mechanical effects can dramatically improve the performance of communication, computational and measurement systems. They are making breakthroughs by realizing high performance sources of entangled photons and quantum circuits that manipulate and process qubits. The requested Silicon Photonics measurement setup, consisting of a high-speed, low noise tunable laser system, will be a critical enabler of both of these research activities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 09, 2018
- Source ID
- FA95501810029
Entities
People
- Stefan F. Preble
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- United States Air Force