Photonic Device Laboratory

In the laboratory, simulations of photonic devices, such as lasers with enhanced modulation bandwidth and chaotic communications systems, are performed. Devices are fabricated in a clean room equipped with wet chemical processing, photoresist spinner, mask aligner, sputtering and evaporation system, furnace, plasma etching system, surface profiler, and microscope. We have developed our own software for the design and layout of photonic devices, MEMS, and microwave hybrid circuits. The laboratory is also equipped with picosecond laser and high frequency microwave equipment for studying dynamics in materials and for measuring device performance. The laboratory has instrumentations to fully characterize semiconductor lasers and waveguide devices.