Introduction
Develop, design and manufacture novel fabrication tolerant spotsize converters for Photonic Integrated Circuits.Validate models through experiments and enable fast and accurate designCollaborate closely with process, PDK, and PIC design teams and contribute to Europes photonics ecosystem through involvement with PITC, JePPIX, and PIXEurope partnersPhotonic integrated circuits (PICs) are increasingly used in various applications. Coupling light in and out of the chip however remains challenging. This PhD position aims to develop a design framework for fabrication tolerant Spot Size Converters (SSC), the work focusses on:
Exploring and designing new concepts for spot size converters (SSCs) on our Indium Phosphide (InP) Photonic integration platformDeveloping and optimizing a manufacturing process for the SSC in the Nanolab cleanroom at TU/e.Characterizing the developed componentsDeveloping ro...