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DESCRIPTION:Abstract :\n\nYou are invited to join Dr. Matthew Delaney for a
  technical and career presentation exploring the opportunities and challen
 ges of the photonics integrated ecosystem.\n\nIn the first part of the tal
 k\, Dr. Delaney will present conducted at the University of Southampton to
  develop and deploy new phase change materials in novel devices to create 
 reconfigurable photonic switches\, now a hot topic with the AI/data center
  boom. By coating a multimodal interference device (MMI) with a phase chan
 ge material (PCM)\, and writing different pixel patterns into the PCM\, it
  is possible to change the wavefront of the light within the MMI\, enablin
 g a fine level of control. This can be used as the basis for arbitrary pho
 tonic routing\, in a small footprint and low-power device.\n\nIn the secon
 d part of the talk\, Dr. Delaney will provide a broader overview of the st
 atus and challenges of the integrated photonics field based on insights fr
 om working with some of the largest companies in the world across the whol
 e application space\, as they race to bring novel solutions to market. Joi
 n the presenter to debate where the field is heading. Hopefully\, this wil
 l be a more interactive session where we can discuss different ideas as a 
 group.\n\nCo-sponsored by: McGill Optica Student Chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr
 . Matthew Delaney\n\nRoom: MC603\, 6th floor\, Bldg: McConnell Engineering
  building\, 3480 rue University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, H3A 0C3\, V
 irtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/442904
LOCATION:Room: MC603\, 6th floor\, Bldg: McConnell Engineering building\, 3
 480 rue University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, H3A 0C3\, Virtual: https
 ://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/442904
ORGANIZER:aleksandar.nikic@mail.mcgill.ca
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:Integrated Photonics: materials\, switches and careers
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/442904
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract :</strong> &nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p>You are invited to join Dr. Matthew Delaney for a technical and career p
 resentation exploring the opportunities and challenges of the photonics in
 tegrated ecosystem.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In the first part of the talk\, Dr. Del
 aney will present conducted at the University of Southampton&nbsp\;to deve
 lop and deploy new phase change materials in novel devices to create recon
 figurable photonic switches\, now a hot topic with the AI/data center boom
 . By coating a multimodal interference device (MMI) with a phase change ma
 terial (PCM)\, and writing different pixel patterns into the PCM\, it is p
 ossible to change the wavefront of the light within the MMI\, enabling a f
 ine level of control. This can be used as the basis for arbitrary photonic
  routing\, in a small footprint and low-power device.</p>\n<p>In the secon
 d part of the talk\, Dr. Delaney will provide a broader overview of the st
 atus and challenges of the integrated photonics field based on insights fr
 om working with some of the largest companies in the world across the whol
 e application space\, as they race to bring novel solutions to market. Joi
 n the presenter to debate where the field is heading. Hopefully\, this wil
 l be a more interactive session where we can discuss different ideas as a 
 group.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vt
 ools_ui/media/display/926f0a89-fbd3-466a-bcfa-83f504776337" width="829" he
 ight="466"></p>
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