MRes in in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems

集成光子学是一种应用于许多领域的技术，包括通信、传感和测距。本研究探索新的CMOS兼容光子架构，单片或混合集成非线性材料来实现全光神经网络。集成光子元件的设计和仿真将使用时域有限差分（FDTD）和有限元法（FEM）等仿真工具进行。CMOS兼容光子芯片的制造已经并将在英国代工厂进行，而其他材料的后端集成将在内部完成。表征将包括设备的传输测量。设计和测量的结果将用于改进和丰富集成光子组件和子系统组合，这些组件和子系统将通过内部制造或通过公开的代工服务被公司和行业使用。

Integrated photonics is a technology used in many fields, including communications, sensing and ranging. This research investigates novel CMOS compatible photonic architectures, monolithically or hybrid integrated with non-linear material to implement all-optical neural networks. Design and simulation of integrated photonics components will be carried out using simulation tools such as Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and finite element method (FEM). The fabrication of the CMOS compatible photonics chip has been and will be carried out in UK foundries, while the back end of the line integration of other materials will be done in-house. The characterisation will include transmission measurement of the devices. Results from the design and measurement will be used to improve and enrich the integrated photonics components and subsystems portfolio, which will be used by companies and industry via in-house fabrication or via publicly available foundry services.