Photonic Systems

Rapid advances in photonic chip integration has enabled the development of increasingly sophisticated photonic systems for communications and computing. This course covers: Silicon photonic chip design; photonic system fundamentals, noise characteristics & performance requirements; photonic system design & technology, based on off-the-shelf components & integrated silicon photonic platforms; photonic systems applications, including communication networks & intra-chip interconnects, analog signal processors for cyber-physical systems & cryptography, and neuromorphic computing for nonlinear optimization & real-time signal analysis.