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Photonic Devices Lab | The Institute of Applied Physics

Photonic Devices Lab

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Photonic Devices
Lab
We investigate ways of increasing capacity and improving efficiency of fiber-optic communication systems, in support of society’s growing information consumption. Our innovations at the photonic device level are based on guided-light, on-chip structures (photonic integrated circuits designed for dedicated tasks, just like electronic integrated circuits), on optical free-space sub-assemblies (using lenses, diffraction gratings, phase masks, etc.), and their combination. Such devices and sub-systems assist in managing communication traffic in complex optical networks, as those supporting the Internet traffic and at warehouse-scale datacenters (‘the cloud’). Our engineering toolbox includes: employing all optical degrees of freedom (time, frequency, phase, polarization, and space), two and three-dimensional nanoscale fabrication modalities, materials with requisite properties including electro-optic and nonlinear characteristics and their utilization, mechanical motion using MEMS technology.