Photonic IC; A Complex Integrated Circuit Which Utilize Photons, Instead of Electrons

 

Photonic IC

Photonic integrated circuit (Photonic IC) is a complex integrated circuit which incorporates a lot of optical devices to form a single photonic circuit. Photonic IC is a chip that could contain hundreds of photonic components, components that works with the light (or photons). Photonic integrated circuits use photons, massless fundamental particles representing a quantum of light, instead of electrons. Photons move at the speed of light through the transmitting medium with almost no interference from other photons.

Photonics plays an important role in driving innovation across an increasing number of fields. The application of photonics spreads across several sectors, from optical data communications to imaging, lighting and displays, to life sciences, to the manufacturing sector, to the healthcare, security and safety. One of the key application fields for Photonic IC is data communications, followed by sensing, and biomedical applications such as lab-on-a-chip devices, as well as applications in the field of astronomy and the defense and aerospace industries.

This ground-breaking technology is used large-scale in the telecommunication and consumer electronics sector. These optical devices are discrete, light in weight, compact in size, and offer high-level, power-efficient performance. Compared to traditional integrated circuits, photonic ICs are very fast, highly power efficient, and accommodate higher bandwidth. IC is a chip that contain electronic components which form a functional circuit, such as those embedded inside computer, smart phone, and other electronic devices.

Integrated Photonics (IP) is the use of light for applications traditionally tackled by electronics. It can be used in a wide range of areas including telecommunications such as 5G networks, biosensors for speeding up medical diagnosis, and in automotive where it is used in LiDAR. Thus, there is an increasing demand for Photonic ICs. In Tokyo, EPIC brought together various industrial actors in Photonic integrated circuits (Photonic ICs), and arranged a company visit to Hamamatsu Photonics. The size of the group was perfect for networking, and well-balanced for a global event (15 Europeans, 5 Canada/USA, and 31 Japanese).

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