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On-Chip Integration of Quantum Dot Lasers with Silicon Nitride Waveguides
Introduction The monolithic integration of lasers with silicon photonics has been an active area of research for several decades,...

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Oct 8, 20243 min read


Photonic-Electronic Integrated Circuits for High-Performance Computing and AI Accelerators
Introduction In recent decades, the demand for computational power has surged, particularly with the rapid expansion of artificial...

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Oct 7, 20246 min read


III-V-on-Si Membrane Distributed Reflector Lasers with Intermixed MQW DBRs
Introduction In recent years, silicon photonics has gained significant traction, with many foundries supporting Si photonics options and...

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Oct 4, 20243 min read


Harnessing Dynamic Gratings in Silicon Nitride Waveguides
Introduction Optical interactions based on optomechanical effects have emerged as a promising research area, finding applications in...

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Oct 3, 20246 min read


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
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