3D Hybrid Integrated Silicon Photonics
We have developed a novel integration platform that conveniently merges InP and GaAs devices with SiPh in a backend processing…
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Laser Integration for Silicon Photonics with Heteroepitaxy
Commercially, laser integration for silicon photonics has been based primarily on hybrid integration. Future large-scale photonic integrated circuits based on…
Integrated Microwave Photonics
Microwave photonics is the interplay between RF engineering and optoelectronics. In addition to high-performance active photonic devices (ex. lasers, photodetectors,…
Free Space Optical Communications
In addition to enhancing space exploration, space optical communications can deliver broadband connectivity to remote locations and can assist in…
Emerging Materials and Integrated Nanophotonics
Novel materials such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and graphene demonstrate unique optoelectronic properties for compact devices such as optical…
Transmitters and Receivers
In addition to the intensity, information can be encoded on the phase, frequency, and polarization of an electromagnetic wave to…
On-Chip and Short-Reach Optical Interconnects
As the demand for data continues to increase, optical interconnects are becoming more attractive for on-chip and short-reach data links.…
Template Assisted Selective Epitaxy
We are pursuing a unique selective area growth technique in 3D confined nano-structured templates called TASE (template assisted selective epitaxy)…
LiDAR Transceiver
Indium phosphide (InP) tunable transceivers enabled many applications in the telecommunication industry. Recently, advances in silicon photonics (SiPh) have led…
Remote Sensing Lidar for Atmospheric Gas Detection
Monolithic integration of optical devices greatly reduces the cost, size, weight and power consumption (SWaP) of photonic systems. For space…