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The deep-etched LNOI waveguides (HDLN process) developed at EPFL will be transferred to the spin-off company Luxtelligence for future exploitation. Luxtelligence will adopt the know-how from EPFL and will be responsible for the nanofabrication of the photonic devices using the HDLN process during the project. This will result in the realization of verified components designed […]

A process design kit (PDK) contains all the tools needed for designing a circuit. It will include the verified component library of all the active and passive building blocks needed to build high-speed modulators. The PDK will be implemented in professional EPDA software such as Synopsys as well as in open-source software such as gdsfactory.

Following the development of basic components and more advanced building blocks, the full potential of the HDLN platform will be demonstrated with applications in communications and microwave photonics. We will conduct data transmission experiments using intensity modulation and direct detection, as well as coherent schemes, with the goal of transmitting symbol rates beyond 150 GBd. We

Lithium Niobate has emerged as a promising platform in the field of integrated photonics. Like other mature photonics platforms, Lithium Niobate boasts low material absorption, allowing for the development of ultra-low-loss photonics waveguides. What sets Lithium Niobate apart is its electro-optic effect, which holds immense potential to revolutionize communication, sensing, and computing technologies. However, a