– The edX Silicon Photonics Design, Fabrication and Data Analysis online course
– Students design components and circuits, and we fabricate and test them.
– This course serves as an excellent introduction for first-time silicon photonic designers.
– Course summary:
– Learn how to model and design passive silicon photonic components and circuits
– Create a design using ANSYS / Lumerical Solutions tools (MODE, FDTD, INTERCONNECT), KLayout, Luceda, MATLAB and Python.
– Includes an Electron Beam Lithography fabrication tape-out, via the Applied Nanotools NanoSOI process and the University of Washington silicon photonics process. Two chips will be made for the entire class and tested. Optionally, participants can purchase an additional 1 mm^2 design area on a 2 mm small chip, for $150 + shipping.
– Experimental results returned to students in Week 7 of the course