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An Introduction to Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics
Introduction Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a promising technology platform for next-generation information...

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Oct 2, 20245 min read


Escalator Interconnects: Enabling Multi-Layer Integrated Photonic Systems
Introduction As the demand for processing vast amounts of data continues to grow, integrated photonics has emerged as a promising...

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Oct 1, 20243 min read


Co-Packaged Optics: Enabling Hyperscale Networking and High-Performance Computing
Introduction The rapid growth of data-intensive applications, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML),...

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Sep 30, 20247 min read


Realizing Large Topological Bandgaps and Edge Modes in Symmetric Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Crystals
Introduction Photonic crystals (PhCs) exhibiting topological bandgaps and edge modes have garnered significant research interest due to...

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Sep 27, 20243 min read


The Challenges Of Working With Photonics – Meeting Note
Attendees: James Pond, Fellow at Ansys Gilles Lamant, Distinguished Engineer at Cadence Mitch Heins, Business Development Manager for...

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Sep 26, 20243 min read


Latitude Design Systems Updates PIC Studio with PHIX Assembly Design Kit
Summary Latitude Design Systems has updated their PIC Studio design software with an (ADK) for the PHIX Characterization Package. This...

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Sep 26, 20242 min read


Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Periodic Electromagnetic Simulations
Introduction In the field of optics and photonics, the analysis of periodic structures is crucial for various applications, including...

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Sep 25, 20244 min read


Achieving Ultra-Broad Bandwidth with a Subwavelength-Assisted Power Splitter
Introduction On-chip power splitters are crucial components in silicon photonic integrated circuits, enabling a wide range of...

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Sep 24, 20243 min read


Understanding Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) for AI/ML Applications in Optical Networks
Introduction As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies become increasingly integrated into our digital...

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Sep 23, 20244 min read


Reconfigurable Photonic Circuits: Harnessing Multimode Waveguides
Introduction Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a pioneering technology, enabling high-speed data transmission, quantum...

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Sep 20, 20243 min read


Harnessing Low-Threshold Nonlinear Effects in Cascaded Multimode Fiber Systems
Introduction Nonlinear effects in multimode fibers (MMFs) have generated immense interest in recent years due to their potential...

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Sep 19, 20245 min read


Introduction to pMaxwell-RCWA and Application Case Study of Photonic Crystal Plates
Introduction RCWA (Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis) is a frequency-domain numerical algorithm used to simulate electromagnetic wave...

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Sep 18, 20244 min read


Reconfigurable Optical Delay Line Breaking the Bandwidth-Delay Limit
Introduction Optical true-time delay lines (OTTDLs) are crucial components in various applications, including quantum photonics, optical...

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Sep 17, 20243 min read


Semiconductor Technology: The Enabler of the AI Revolution
Introduction In 1997, the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov, providing a first...

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Sep 16, 20244 min read


High Efficiency Polarization-Diversity Two-dimensional Waveguide Grating Coupler for Perfectly Vertical Coupling
Introduction In polarization division multiplexing (PDM) communications, two orthogonal polarizations are used to double the transmission...

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Sep 13, 20243 min read
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