MRes in in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems

集成光子学是一种用于许多领域的技术，包括通信、传感和测距。本研究探讨新颖的CMOS兼容光子架构，与非线性材料单片或混合集成，以实现全光神经网络。将使用时域有限差分法（FDTD）和有限元法（FEM）等模拟工具进行集成光子组件的设计和模拟。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。表征将包括器械的透射率测量。设计和测量的结果将用于改进和丰富集成光子元件和子系统产品组合，这些产品组合将通过内部制造或通过公开的铸造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.