Silicon photonics (SiPh) is a key photonic integration technology. The evolution pace of silicon photonics technology is tremendous. Industries developing SiPh-based solutions have to continuously train their workforce to equip them with the latest trends and developments.

This 3-day training course provides industry, especially those involved in PIC-based product development, with the basic technical skills in designing, fabricating, and testing SiPh PICs. The course covers various forms of SiPh such as thin SOI, thick SOI, LPCVD SiN, PECVD SiN, and Ge- on-Si along with the deployment of these technologies into application domains such as communications, medical, sensors, quantum, environmental, computing, etc.

The training will be organized by ePIXfab (hosted by UGent) with the support of its members that are partners in PhotonHub Europe project. The support provided by ePIXfab members will make the course cohesive and inclusive to all forms and brands of SiPh technologies – that is the biggest value proposition of the proposed course and makes it unique in the European landscape.

Schedule
Tuesday August 20th
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9:00 10:00 Welcome and introduction to silicon photonics
10:00 10:30 Tutorial: how to design a silicon photonics circuit
10:30 12:30 Hands-on: design your own silicon photonics circuit
12:30 13:30 Lunch
13:30 17:15 Hands-on: design your own silicon photonics circuit
17:15 17:30 Quiz: test your new knowledge
Wednesday August 21st
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9:00 10:30 Tutorial: silicon photonics chip fabrication
10:30 12:30 Demo: clean room safety and introduciton to silicon photonics platforms
12:30 13:30 Lunch
13:30 16:30 Hands-on: fabricate your own silicon photonics circuit
16:30 18:00 Tutorial: Laser co-intregration with silicon photonics
18:00 18:15 Quiz: test your new knowledge
Thursday August 22nd
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9:00 9:45 Tutorial: different coupling schemes for silicon photonics chips
9:45 12:30 Hands-on: characterizing and tuning passive silicon photonics chips
12:30 13:30 Lunch
13:30 16:30 Demo: characterizing active silicon photonics chips
16:30 17:00 Demo: data analysis of your own silicon photonics chips
17:00 17:20 Quiz: test your new knowledge

 

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Practical information

When?

20-22 August
08AM - 17PM

Where

Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 15,
9052 Gent

Fee
  • ePIXfab members: €900 (contact info@epixfab.eu for promo code)
  • Non-members: €1200 (plus fees)

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