Integrated Photonics
Photonic integrated circuits that utilize photons to process information at the speed of light. Active areas of research include: Silicon Photonics, Quantum Integrated Photonics (Quantum Computing, Communication and Sensing), Nonlinear Optics, Heterogeneous integration (III-V lasers, modulators and photodetectors), Thin Film Lithium Niobate, Optical MEMs, RF Photonics, Lasers, Electro-optic Modulators, Photodetectors, Optical Signal Processing, Biosensing, Neuromorphic Computing.
![Silicon photonic wafer fabricated by students in the RIT Nano Fab](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/image26.jpg)
Silicon photonic wafer fabricated by students in the RIT Nano Fab
![Photonic crystals](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/image8.jpg)
Photonic crystals
![Silicon nitride waveguides operating at visible wavelengths](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/image23.jpg)
Silicon nitride waveguides operating at visible wavelengths
![Integrated Photonic MEMs Phase Shifter](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/image7.jpg)
Integrated Photonic MEMs Phase Shifter
![SEM image of SiN MEMs phase shifter.](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/MEMs-Preble2.jpg)
SEM image of SiN MEMs phase shifter
![Packaged quantum photonic chip for ion trapping](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/P1010743.jpg)
Packaged quantum photonic chip for ion trapping
![III-V lasers integrated on a photonic chip using 3D-nanopatterned photonic wire bonds.](/nanofab/sites/rit.edu.nanofab/files/images/paragraph/image-card/PWBs-RIT-Laser-AIM-PRC.jpg)
III-V lasers integrated on a photonic chip using 3D-nanopatterned photonic wire bonds
Grating coupler testing of photonic chips
Hands-on Photonic Education (HOPE) chips packaged at the RIT Nano Fab and used in courses/workshops for training.