Open-Access Silicon Photonics Platforms in Europe

• Published in: IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 1 - 18
• Main Authors: Rahim, Abdul, Goyvaerts, Jeroen, Szelag, Bertrand, Fedeli, Jean-Marc, Absil, Philippe, Aalto, Timo, Harjanne, Mikko, Littlejohns, Callum, Reed, Graham, Winzer, Georg, Lischke, Stefan, Zimmermann, Lars, Knoll, Dieter, Geuzebroek, Douwe, Leinse, Arne, Geiselmann, Michael, Zervas, Michael, Jans, Hilde, Stassen, Andim, Dominguez, Carlos, Munoz, Pascual, Domenech, David, Giesecke, Anna Lena, Lemme, Max C., Baets, Roel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-09-2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: CMOS; Europe; foundry; Integrated circuits; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Modulation; Open access; photonic integrated circuits; photonic manufacturing; Photonics; Platforms; Product development; Research facilities; Silicon; Silicon Nitride; Silicon photonics; Silicon-on-Insulator; Technological innovation; Technology assessment
• ISSN: 1077-260X; 1558-4542
• DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2019.2915949

Offering open-access silicon photonics-based technologies has played a pivotal role in unleashing this technology from research laboratories to industry. Fabless enterprises rely on the open-access of these technologies for their product development. In the last decade, a diverse set of open-access technologies with medium and high technology readiness levels have emerged. This paper provides a review of the open-access silicon and silicon nitride photonic IC technologies offered by the pilot lines of European research institutes and companies. The paper also highlights upcoming features of these platforms and discusses how they address the long-term market needs.