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 by VLC Photonics for the PDK. The verified design library will then be used by the consortium to design custom photonic chips that will be fabricated by Luxtelligence and characterized by academic and industrial partners. Additionally, the foundry operations will be established in terms of design compilation from various customers and organization of multi-purpose wafers in batches with yield optimization. This will pave the way for future commercialization of HDLN’s unique nanofabrication technology in the targeted markets of telecommunications and optical transceivers.
