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Laboratory of Micro/Nanophotonics

Head of the Laboratory: Dr. Dana Cristea

Mission: Research and development activities in the field of micro/nano-photonics and optical MEMS focused on the development ofmicro/ nano structures based on new materials and processes and photonic integrated circuits based on heterogeneous integration technology; development of materials, technologies and components for optical MEMS.  

Main areas of expertise:

  • modelling and simulation of micro and nano photonic structures; development af simulation tools;
  • new materials for micro/nano opto-electro-mechanical systems integration (e.g. compound semiconductors, functional polymer, hybrid organic-inorganic nano-compozites and glasses), and related fabrication processes (including mixed technologies);
  • passive and active micro-nano-photonic structures on slicon an polymers
  • hybrid or monolithic integrated photonic circuits and MOEMS (including heterogeneous platforms) for optical communications,  interconnects and optical signal processing;
  • micro-optics - design and fabrication based on replication techniques
  • metamaterials and plasmonics
  • optical and electrical characterization of materials and devices
European Projects:

FP6:

  • Waferbonding and Active Passive Integration Technology (WAPITI), STREP- Priority 2 (IST), Thematic area:- Optical, opto-electronic, photonic functional components.
  • Advanced Handling and Assembly in Microtechnology - ASSEMIC - (2004-2008), - Marie Curie Research Training Network;
  • Multi-Material Micro Manufacture: Technologies and Applications (4M)   , NoE – priority 3, NMP;

FP7

  • Flexible Patterning of Complex Micro Structures using Adaptive Embossing Technology (FlexPAET) – IP priority NMP;
  • European Centre of Excellence in Microwave, Millimetre Wave and Optical Devices  (MIMOMEMS)– CSA- programme capacities;

Specific facilities:

Modeling and simulation tools:

  • Opti FDTD 8.1 - design and simulation of advanced passive and nonlinear photonic devices;
  • Opti-HS - components and of active devices based on semiconductor heterostructures;
  • OptiBPM  9.0- design of complex optical waveguides, which perform guiding, coupling, switching, splitting, multiplexing and demultiplexing of optical signals in photonic devices;
  • OptiGrating- design software for modelling integrated and fiber optical devices that incorporate optical gratings;
  • LaserMod - analysis of optoelectronic devices by performing electrical and optical analysis of III-V and other semiconductor materials.
  • Home made software based on C++ language for analysis of the reflection/transmission of the multiple layer systems. The software allows the analysis of 20 layers;
  • 3Lit – 3D micro-optical elements
Technology (access):
  • masks design and manufacturing (pattern generator  Heidelberg DWL 66fs);
  • Clean room;
  • Optical lithography, EBL, RIE, LPCVD, polymer technology, metal deposition;

Characterization:

  • spectrophotometers for UV-VIS-NIR and IR spectral range;
  • spectroscopic ellipsometer;
  • High  Resolution Raman Spectrometers LabRAM HR;
  • SNOM- Alpha300 S System;
  • experimental set-up for optoelectric characterization in UV-VIS-IR spectral;
  • range of optoelectronic and photonic components, circuits;
     

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Last update: August, 2009