photonics – TechConnect Briefs

Design of 160-Channel Si3N4 based AWG-Spectrometer for Medical Applications

Seyringer D., Burtscher C., Edlinger J., Maese-Novo A., Muellner P., Hainberger R., Kraft J., Koppitsch G., Meinhardt G., Sagmeister M., Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, AT

We present the design of 160-channel, 50-GHz Si3N4 based AWG applying our proprietary AWG-Parameters tool. For the simulations of the AWG layout, we used PHASAR photonics tool from Optiwave. The simulated transmission characteristics were then [...]

Premises of Communication and Processing on Photons in Natural and Engineered Systems: Implication to Science and High-Technology Market

Nuzdina N., Mansurov Z., Aliyev E., Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

We examine various engineered and natural photonic and biophotonic systems. To analyze and design microscopic systems, we study quantum phenomena which are exhibited and utilized. Quantum effects and photonic technology are widely used in biotechnology, [...]

Photon-Induced Biomolecular Sensing and Processing: Towards Engineering, Science and Medical Applications

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

This paper discusses and researches photon-induced sensing and processing exhibited by various vertebrates and invertebrates. In particular, rhodopsin photon receptor functionality and energetics are examined by applying quantum mechanics. We focus on fundamentals in order [...]

From Radar to Nodar

Falessi C., Fiorello A.M., Di Carlo A., Terranova M.L., SELEX Sistemi Integrati, IT

Photonics and Nanotechnologies are emerging revolutionary technologies that will provide a revolution in the sectors of sensors and radar systems. SELEX Sistemi Integrati intends to face this evolution as a leader by proactively supporting and [...]

Integrating 1D Nanostructures in Devices and Circuits for Massively Parallel and Manufacturable Nanoscale Electronics and Photonics

Saif Islam M., Choudhry A., Fong E., University of California Davis, US

A key barrier to wide-scale integration of functional nanowires in devices and systems is the difficulty in forming reproducible and efficient contacts to them. Unlike the research-based approach of sequentially connecting electrodes to individual nanowires [...]

Scaling Relation for the Size Dependence of Acoustic, Dielectronic and Photonic Behaviour of Nanosolid Silicon

Sun C.Q., Pan L.K., Li C.M., School EEE, NTU, Singapore, SG

Structural miniaturization provides us with a new freedom that is indeed fascinating. The new freedom of size not only allows us to tune the physical and chemical properties of a specimen by simply adjusting the [...]

Effect of Nano-architectural Control on Optical Loss in Electro-optic Polymers

Huang D., Parker T.C., Lumera Corporation, US

Polymer electro-optic (EO) devices show great promise for high-speed telecom data transmission, broadband radio frequency (RF) signal distribution, and high-speed data transfer within the next generation of microprocessors running at 20 GHz and above (i.e., [...]