Graphene dreams
27 February 2020
Graphene could transform networks if its remarkable properties can sustain a viable supply chain, finds Andy Extance
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
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
Open goal: innovation for photonic integrated circuits
27 February 2019
PIC innovation relies on having a supply chain that’s accessible – says Victor Dolores Calzadilla, coordinator of the EU's OIP4NWE project
Pilot line project InPulse to boost PIC innovation in Europe
28 January 2019
InPulse, a four-year project offering new-entrant companies access to state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on indium phosphide, was launched officially on 23 January
Harvard team stores and controls light on a chip
8 January 2019
Researchers from the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new integrated photonics platform that can store light and electrically control its frequency in an integrated circuit
Pilot line to lower PIC production costs for SMEs
5 December 2018
A €13.9 million EU project to build a photonic integrated circuit pilot production line for European SMEs has begun in Eindhoven
Multi-layer silicon nitride-on-silicon (SiNon-Si) integration platform for photonic integrated circuits
19 November 2018
Advanced Micro Foundry has announced a new multi-layer Silicon nitride-on-silicon (SiNon-Si) integration platform for photonic integrated circuits
NASA exploring ultrafast lasers for manufacturing spaceflight instruments
7 November 2018
NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
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