Combining technologies is the most important step photonics researchers need to take, believes Luc Augustin, chief technology officer of integrated photonic circuits foundry Smart Photonics.
He believes that further adaptation of photonic integrated circuits in multiple applications using the same generic platform is vital. Those applications range from optical communications to various sensing applications, including Lidar.
Luc Augustin (CTO Smart Photonics), Johan Feenstra (CEO Smart Photonics) and Frank Baaijens (rector TU/e) Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
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