Summer school on Silicon Photonics Design and Analysis

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Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

The course will allow students to gain practical experience in the design of photonic components and their application in photonic systems. Students will be introduced to the software RSoft, OptSim, L-edit photonics, OptoCompiler, advanced-design system, matlab and klayout.

Students will design specific components and structures as part of practical exercises in the computer lab.

Requirements:

Communication in English

Syllabus of lectures:

1 (June 16, 2025)

History and evolution of photonic integration

Advantages of silicon photonics over traditional optics

Key applications: data centers , telecom, biosensing, LiDAR

2 (June 17, 2025)

Wave optics review

Straight waveguides and optical modes

3 (June 18, 2025)

Y-branch and MMI-based optical splitters design

4 (June 19, 2025)

Design and simulate Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs)

5 (June 20, 2025)

Design and simulate Micro-ring modulator (MRM) spectrum

6 (June 23, 2025)

Electro-optic modulator (EAM) concept and performance

7 (June 24, 2025)

CMOS-compatible fabrication techniques

Overview of key processes: lithography, etching, deposition, doping

8 (June 25, 2025)

Introduction to PDKs

Layout GDSII files for tape-out-1

9 (June 26, 2025)

Optical loss measurement

Spectral response of devices

Eye diagram and bit error rate (BER) analysis

Reliability and thermal analysi

10 (June 27, 2025)

Design the high ER PAM4 circuit using a commercial PDK

Syllabus of tutorials:

1 (June 16, 2025)

Overview of common design tools: Lumerical, KLayout, Synopsys

Introduction to photonics process

Design flow for silicon photonic circuits

2 (June 17, 2025)

Bending waveguide and loss simulation

3 (June 18, 2025)

Grating coupler and edge coupler design

4 (June 19, 2025)

Design and simulate phase shifter

5 (June 20, 2025)

Design and simulate Micro-ring modulator

6 (June 23, 2025)

Design the PAM4 circuit using EAM

7 (June 24, 2025)

Layout GDSII files for tape-out -2

8 (June 25, 2025)

Back-side TSV and heterogeneous integration

Challenges in fabrication and yield optimization

9 (June 26, 2025)

Application: Photonic transceivers and optical interconnects

Application: Co-packaged optics and 3D photonic integration

10 (June 27, 2025)

Final Project: Design the high ER PAM4 circuit using a commercial PDK

Study Objective:

Introduction to the design of photonic structures.

Study materials:

R.G. Hunsperger: Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1984.

Govind P. Agrawal: Fiber-Optic Communication Systems. WILEY A JOHN WILEY SONS INC., PUBLICATIONS 2021. ISBN 978-1119737360.

G.P. Agrawal: Lightwave Technology, J.Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York, 2006.

K. Okamoto: Fundamentals of Optical Waveguides, Elsevier, Amsterodam, 2006.

E. Sackinger:Broadband Circuitsfor Optical Fiber Communication, J. Wiley&Sons,Inc., New York, 2005.

Ch.L. Chen: Elements of Optoelectronics, IRWIN, Chicago1996.

H. Nishihara, M. Haruna, T. Suhara: Optical Integrated Circuits, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1985.

B.E.A. Saleh, M.C. Teich: Fundamentals of Photonics, J. Wiley&Sons,Inc., New York, 1991.

Note:

The course will be taught in English and the instructors will be:

San-Liang Lee, Ming-Wei Lin, Ching-Wei Peng

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology,

Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: