Integrated photonics refers to the science and technology that deals with the synthesis, processing and detection of light at the chip scale. The field is enabling many exciting scientific endeavors: from the development of quantum simulation architectures operating at room temperature to optical interconnects for datacentres.
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In the past few years, two techniques have emerged that hold the potential to fundamentally transform the field of integrated photonics in a way that has no precedent since the field was conceived in the late 1960s: inverse design and heterogeneous integration. These techniques were originally conceived in the realm of mathematics and nanotechnology, and their merger promises the development of a new class of photonic devices and systems with a performance that surpasses limits that today are considered fundamental. We refer to this radically new direction as integrated metaphotonics.
As a competence center, META-PIX will provide a platform for local and international collaborative research and specialized training to bridge competences between inverse design and heterogeneous integration - and establish what we believe will be the new paradigm in integrated photonics.
Do you want to know more about META-PIX? Please, get in contact with center Director:
Victor Torres Company
torresv@chalmers.se
Tel:+46-31-772 1904