Laboratory of Micro/Nanophotonics
Head of the Laboratory: Dr. Dana Cristea
Objective ICT-2009.3.7: Photonics, Target outcome a) Photonics technologies, components and (sub)systems:
- MODELLING, SIMULATION, CAD - Customized design (lay-out, technology process) and optimization for:
- Photonic integrated circuits
- MOEMS
- Micro-optics
- Mask design;
Examples:
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Accurate modeling of a large variety of photonic and plasmonic systems with finite difference time domain method using commercial software OptiFDTD;
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Accurate modeling of microoptical components (microlenses, microprisms, Frenels lenses, diffractive optic elements) with the beam propagation method using commercial software OptiBPM and 3Lith;
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Modeling and simulations of active photonic devices (laser diodes, VCSEL diodes) using the commercial software LaserMode;
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Simulation and CAD for vertically coupled microring resonators – project Waferbonding and Active Passive Integration Technology (WAPITI), STREP- Priority 2 (IST)
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- Simulation and CAD for lateral coupled microring resonators and multimode-interference (MMI) - national R&D projects CEEX
- Microring resonators
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field distribution (refractive index n =1.6; thickness t=1000 nm, λ= 633 nm
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- Polymeric multimode-interference (MMI) waveguide couplers
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Field propagation (refractive index n =1.6; thickness t=1000 nm;
λ = 633 nm)
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