DESIGN OF ACTIVE PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

  1. Mirrors and resonators for semiconductor lasers. (S and T matrices, Meyson's rule, Fabry-Perot lasers, Bragg gratings)
  2. Methods for analysis and calculation of the supported modes in semiconductor waveguides. (Methods. Numerical methods for modelling. Mode calculation. Passive components design. Mode excitation and interefrence)
  3. Photonic integrated circuits (PIC). (Optical and electrical lateral confination. Fabrication methods. (integration platforms, basic of technology and device fabrication, packaging), Lasers (DFB, DBR, tunable and externally-modulated), passive components, waveguide photodiodes, transceivers and triplexers, PIC for coherent optical systems.)
  4. Basic measurements and characterization methods for PIC. (Light coupling, Current-Power characteristic, Spectrum, Frequency response, Losses, Error probability, Experimental determination of active material properties)