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Silicon Photonic WDM Receiver with Ring Resonator Filters
Introduction With the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning services, the demand for high bandwidth in data center...
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Feb 54 min read


MEMS-Enabled Movable Cladding Phase Shifter for Silicon Nitride Photonics
Introduction Phase shifters are critical building blocks for optical signal processing in photonic integrated circuits (PICs). In recent...
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Dec 9, 20243 min read


Photonic Integrated Circuit Assisted Photothermal Spectroscopy
Introduction Photonic sensors based on laser absorption spectroscopy (LAS) are gaining increasing interest for applications such as...
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Nov 19, 20244 min read


A Tutorial on Silicon Microring Resonators and Their Applications
Introduction Over the past decade, silicon photonics has emerged as a leading and promising photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology,...
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Nov 14, 20246 min read


Integrated Photonics on Lithium Niobate-on-Insulator for Real-World Applications
Introduction Lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) has emerged as a promising platform for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in just two...
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Nov 6, 20244 min read


Scientific Report|Ultra-compact and Efficient Photonic Waveguide Bends Designed Using Topology Optimization
Introduction Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have seen tremendous growth over the past decades, with advancements in devices and...
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Nov 4, 20249 min read


Silicon Photonics MDM Optical Power Divider with NOMA for Flexible Data Rate Allocation
Introduction Silicon photonics (SiPh) integrated circuits have emerged as a promising technology for optical communication systems and...
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Oct 25, 20243 min read


Passively Aligned Glass Micro-Optic Bridge for Expanded-Beam Vertical Coupling and Pluggable Silicon Photonics
Introduction As the demand for artificial intelligence and machine learning grows, the performance of the underlying compute hardware is...
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Oct 24, 20245 min read


Coherent Transceiver Evolution: Maximizing Performance, Minimizing Size and Power, and Integrating System-Level Functions
Introduction The evolution of silicon technology has been a key driver in the development of coherent optical transceivers, enabling...
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Oct 21, 20244 min read


Tutorial: The Emergence of Co-Packaged Optics
Introduction The ever-increasing data demands of modern computing applications are pushing the limitations of traditional electrical...
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Oct 14, 20247 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


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


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


RCWA and FDTD: pMaxwell Simulation Support for Photonics Devices on the PIC Studio Platform
Introduction In the rapidly advancing field of photonics, efficient and accurate simulation tools are essential for the design and...
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Sep 11, 20243 min read


Energy Efficient Photonic Memory with Embedded III-V/Si Memristors
Introduction Over the past few decades, processor performance has steadily increased according to Moore's Law. However, a fundamental...
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Sep 2, 20245 min read


Metalens Application Case Study of pMaxwell-RCWA Simulation Software
Introduction Metalens is an innovative optical device that enables light to be focused beyond the traditional diffraction limit. Its...
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Aug 28, 20244 min read


A Comprehensive Guide to RCWA Simulation for Optical Structures
Introduction Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis (RCWA) is a powerful computational method used in photonics and optics to analyze the...
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Aug 21, 20243 min read


Photonic Inc.: The Path to Scalable Networked Quantum Computers
Introduction Quantum computers have the potential to solve currently intractable problems across fields like chemistry, materials...
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Aug 16, 20243 min read


Probing and Approaching the Fundamental Loss Limits of Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics in the Visible Spectrum
Introduction Visible-light photonic integrated circuits (PICs) hold immense potential for applications such as quantum information,...
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Aug 15, 20245 min read


Designing Efficient Transimpedance Amplifiers for Optical Receivers
Introduction In the realm of optical communication systems, the transimpedance amplifier (TIA) plays a crucial role in the performance of...
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Jul 24, 20243 min read
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