General-purpose programmable integrated photonics processors: what things can you do with them?

José Capmany Francoy

doi:10.1117/12.3025373

19 June 2024 General-purpose programmable integrated photonics processors: what things can you do with them?

José Capmany Francoy

Proceedings Volume PC13012, Integrated Photonics Platforms III; (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3025373
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2024, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Programmable photonic circuits manipulate the flow of light on a chip by electrically controlling a set of tunable analog gates connected by optical waveguides. Light is distributed and spatially rerouted to implement various linear functions by interfering signals along different paths. A general-purpose photonic processor can be built by integrating this flexible hardware in a technology stack comprising an electronic monitoring and controlling layer and a software layer for resource control and programming. This processor can leverage the unique properties of photonics in terms of ultra-high bandwidth, high-speed operation, and low power consumption while operating in a complementary and synergistic way with electronic processors. This talk will review the recent advances in the field and it will also delve into the potential application fields for this technology including, communications, 6G systems, interconnections, switching for data centers and computing.

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José Capmany Francoy "General-purpose programmable integrated photonics processors: what things can you do with them?", Proc. SPIE PC13012, Integrated Photonics Platforms III, (19 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3025373

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