Physicists and chemists at Heidelberg University have realized a photonic microchip that is driven by light just as easily as ...

The architecture of the silicon photonic MEMS switch with gap-adjustable directional couplers. Light is coupled to the chip using the grating couplers. There are two pairs of the directional couplers ...

Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is poised to reduce production costs by ...

How researchers are employing advanced materials and semiconductor techniques to address electro-optical needs. How they developed photonic IC (PIC) circuit elements including power couplers, phase ...

Aim is to solve problems associated with limitations of current co-packaging process. MIT device (in green, above) could be key to more efficient data communication. The future of digital computing ...

With the increasing demand for optical bandwidth, photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology is undergoing a growth rate very similar to the one seen by electronic integrated circuits over the last ...