Workshop on Silicon Photonic Integrated Devices Open-Access Foundry / Fabrication Facility. To be held at the OSA Headquarters in Washington DC September, 2013.

目的：拟议项目为将于2013年9月在华盛顿的OSA总部举行的为期一天的硅光子集成器件开放式铸造/制造设施研讨会寻求财政支持。学术价值：该研讨会将讨论对美国光子集成电路开放式制造设施的需求。研讨会上的讨论将为材料、工艺范围和集成提供进一步的具体指导。讲习班包括一系列应邀演讲和公开讨论，最后是一次仅限政府受邀者参加的非公开会议。将讨论美国晶圆厂设施的可能模式以及相应的资金/运营要求。更广泛的影响：研讨会将汇集光电子领域的领先专家，讨论低批量但可扩展的制造最先进的光子设备，包括对通信基础设施、大数据网络、计量、传感器和成像至关重要的设备。主要发言人将与来自政府实验室、行业和资助机构的决策者描述尖端的硅光子技术。交流思想和合作的可能性，预计将促进共识，并服务于硅光子学社区的研究需求和美国劳动力在这一领域的培训。本次研讨会产生的举措将有利于全国各地正在进行的研究和研究生培训，小企业的努力，以及在这一研究领域最大的工业关注。

Objective: The proposed project seeks financial support for a one-day Workshop on Silicon Photonic Integrated Devices Open-Access Foundry / Fabrication Facility to be held at the OSA Headquarters in Washington DC in September 2013. Intellectual Merit: The Workshop is to discuss the needs for a U.S. based open-access fabrication facility for photonic integrated circuits. Discussion at the workshop will provide further specific guidance on materials, the range of processes, and integration. The Workshop involves a sequence of invited talks and open discussions concluding with a closed session for government invitees only. Possible models for a U.S. based fab facility, and corresponding funding / operating requirements will be discussed.Broader Impacts: The Workshop will bring together leading experts in optoelectronics to discuss the low-volume, but scalable, manufacturing of state-of-the-art photonic devices, including those critical to communications infrastructure, large-data networks, metrology, sensors, and imaging. Key speakers are to describe cutting-edge silicon photonic technology with decision makers from government laboratories, industry and funding agencies. The exchange of ideas and collaboration possibilities are expected to facilitate consensus and serve the research needs of the silicon photonics community and training of a US workforce in this area. Initiatives generated a result of this Workshop will benefit the ongoing research and training of graduate students across the country, the efforts of small businesses, as well as the largest industrial concerns in this research area.