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Programmable Photonic Chips Adapt PICs to Multiple Futures

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Liquid crystal technology and MEMS are enabling reprogrammable PICs that will be able to support multiple functions and significantly accelerate the development cycle of future photonic chips.

WIM BOGAERTS, GHENT UNIVERSITY

While electronics are perfect for performing fast calculations, photonics are ideal for moving information around. A major drawback of the latter, however, is the slow and costly development process for new photonic integrated chips, hampering their widespread use. If photonic chips could be reprogrammed for different applications, this would drastically lower development costs, shorten the time to market, and improve the sustainability of their use. The various approaches ranked according to the speed of the phase shift effect they enable versus its relative magnitude. Different...Read full article

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    Published: April 2023
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    integrated photonics
    Integrated photonics is a field of study and technology that involves the integration of optical components, such as lasers, modulators, detectors, and waveguides, on a single chip or substrate. The goal of integrated photonics is to miniaturize and consolidate optical elements in a manner similar to the integration of electronic components on a microchip in traditional integrated circuits. Key aspects of integrated photonics include: Miniaturization: Integrated photonics aims to...
    microelectromechanical systems
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