Silicon photonics: towards an accessible technology for telecom and sensing
9 March 2020
Electro Optics speaks to Roel Baets, lead of Imec-UGhent's Photonics Research Group, on the platforms opening up silicon photonics to high-volume production
Silicon photonics
Silicon nanocrystal production. Credit: University of Texas at Austin
Team finds new way to split and sum photons with silicon
12 December 2019
A team of researchers have found a way to transfer energy between silicon and organic, carbon-based molecules
Hamamatsu to supply silicon sensors for CERN upgrades
19 September 2019
European particle physics laboratory CERN has signed three contracts with Hamamatsu for the supply of silicon sensors for its ATLAS and CMS trackers
Rockley Photonics raises $52m in funding
5 July 2019
The silicon photonics company Rockley Photonics has received $52 million in funding from strategic partners
CEA-Leti extends 300mm wafer line for silicon photonics
5 December 2018
French research institute CEA-Leti has extended its 300mm silicon-based wafer line, opening it up for production of integrated photonic chips and III-V on silicon devices
Blossoming photonic foundries
27 November 2018
After releasing a report on silicon photonics foundries, Iñigo Artundo, CEO of VLC Photonics, charts the evolution of the photonic foundry ecosystem
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
Germanium-on-silicon avalanche photodetector arrays at 1,550nm for lidar
19 November 2018
Advanced Micro Foundry has announced the availability of a 1,550nm wavelength lidar sensor based on germanium-on-silicon avalanche photodetector arrays technology
Uniqorn quantum telecoms EU project kicks off
30 October 2018
A three-year Horizon 2020 Quantum Flagship project, called Uniqorn, has launched that aims to provide enabling photonic technology to accommodate quantum communications
Ghent University and Imec spin out silicon photonics firm
10 September 2018
Ghent University and Imec have spun out a silicon photonics-based fibre optic sensing company, called Sentea
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