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Technobis Company

Developing and providing state of the

art solutions for instruments

and modules based on

advanced technologies

Offices & Meeting Rooms (800 m2)

Assembly & testing (700 m2, ESD Compliant)

Conditioned labs for prototyping (128 m2)

Vibration isolated labs (64 m2)

Down-flow lab (28 m2)

ENGINEERING ASSEMBLY TESTING R&D VALIDATION PACKAGING INTEGRATION

Developing and providing state of the

art solutions for instruments

and modules based on

advanced technologies

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There is a need in getting a clear overview of what is possible today and where to get it, and what are current

developments and targets for new functionalities or improvement of existing processes.

PIC platform developers:

!! JePPIX ! InP-based monolithic integration

!! ePIXfab ! Silicon photonics

!! Lionix ! TriPleX for low-loss dielectric waveguide technology

All of these offer brokerage services

(incl. Design, Manufacturing~MPW, Packaging, Education, etc.)

Where to start with Integrated Photonics?

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!! Type of Integration !! Hybrid !! Monolithic !! Module

!! Material Platform !! Lithium Niobate ! complex processing requirements

!! Silicon on Insulator ! mostly passive, standard CMOS

!! Galium Arsenide ! 850nm limited

!! Indium Phosphide ! both passive and active, system-on-a-chip !! TriPleXTM ! low-loss dielectric waveguide, CMOS compatible

!! Building blocks : Do we need more of them?

Which type of Integration and Platform for which purpose?

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Designing ASPICs is more than drawing waveguides

and devices, it requires insight in: !! Knowledge of Materials, Behavior, Simulation !! Specific photonic devices and function knowledge

!! Assessment of feedback from tests and evaluations !! Foundry process capabilities

Where to Design & Manufacture of Integrated Photonics

Which foundry/technology combines the best results? •! process parameters •! active/passive integration •! device/function quality •! optical losses •! fiber and optical/electrical couplings •! foundry accessibility •! packaging back-end support •! availability of design kits

Assessment of feedback from tests and evaluations

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These efforts led to 50+ different PIC designs and test structures

2012

2013

2014

Europic (InP) MZI

LETI (SOI) Test structures, MZI

JePPIX (InP) MZI

Paradigm (InP) Gator

Lionix (TriPleXTM) Interposer

JePPIX (InP) Test structures, SOA

Lionix (TriPleXTM) Dividers, Interposers

Paradigm (InP) Grasshopper, Ladybug, Ladygator, Ant, test structs

GPICSFab (InP) Test structs Grasshopper, Ladybug, Dragonfly, Ant

Paradigm (InP) Gator

IME (SOI) MZI

InP SOA test

Dedicated (InP), Full Wafer run May 2015 Grasshopper, Gator, Ladybug, Ladygator, Casgator, Ant, Chiroptera, Spinner

2014

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!! World Records !! Measurement Resolution (0.02 nanostrain) !! Sampling Speed (20MHz) !! Sensors per fiber (100)

ASPIC based Fiber Optic Sensing devices – Technobis Products

1 kHz 20 kHz 80 kHz 10 MHz 20 Mhz

1 pm Grasshopper Gator

0.1 pm FlyingGator SuperGator

10 fm SpaceGator

1 fm LadyGator MediGator

0.1 fm LadyBug

" Sampling Speed

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easurement Resolution

PIC designs by:

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It’s all about teaming up!

!! GPICSFab initiative: !! Sharing activities !! Standardization !! Lower development costs by:

#! Increased accessibility to technology #! Increased innovation rate

GPICSFab is a collaborative initiative, founded December 2012,

organizing ways to increase knowledge and expertise by

sharing resources , resulting in:

! Faster time to market

What approach works best for us?

Booth 538