Smart Photonics receives €35m to accelerate photonic chip manufacturing
30 June 2020
The independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits announces a €35m Series C investment from a Dutch consortium led by Innovation Industries
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
An illustration of lidar waves. Credit: Johann Riemensberger
PIC method set to speed-up coherent lidar
27 May 2020
In a study published in Nature, researchers at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) demonstrate a new way to speed up a type of lidar engine by using photonic circuits
New phase noise filter could enable cheaper compact lasers
12 May 2020
New filter chips developed at the University of Pennsylvania could enable high-quality lasers at a fraction of their current size and cost
Diagnosis on a chip
12 May 2020
Keely Portway discusses advances in photonic integrated circuit biosensors for the detection of viruses such as covid-19
Programmable PICs to propel photonics prototyping
30 April 2020
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a new type of photonic integrated circuit that can be programmed using a combination of light and heat
Silicon nitride photonic chips used for frequency comb and photonic microwave generation. Credit: Junqiu Liu, Jijun He (EPFL).
Team demonstrates photonic microwave generation using on-chip optical frequency combs
22 April 2020
These microwave signals, as well as their optical carriers, could be used in radars, satellite communications and future 5G wireless networks
Graphene dreams
27 February 2020
Graphene could transform networks if its remarkable properties can sustain a viable supply chain, finds Andy Extance
Communication in optics systems generation
27 February 2020
Oliver Fähnle, of Fisba, says progress in light tool optimisation relies on communities in the supply chain talking to one another
Researchers provide promising route to scalable quantum photonics
15 October 2019
Researchers from the Photonics Research Group have successfully integrated single photon emitters in 2D layered materials with a silicon nitride photonic chip
Photo-acoustic PIC sensors could allow low-cost emission analysis
21 March 2019
CEA Leti researchers have developed prototype opto-acoustic sensors that are more energy-efficient and cheaper than existing systems, making gas emission monitoring more accessible
Pages
