News PR OptiCON

December 2019

Berlin

R&D project OptiCON to significantly expand the capacity of optical metro and core networks aiming to build next-generation solutions able to carry ten times more throughput than today

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New version 10.1

November 2019

Berlin

VPIphotonics announces new version of its market-leading simulation and analysis environment for optical components and transmission systems.

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New Version of VPItoolkit DSP Library

November 2019

Berlin

VPItoolkit™ DSP Library - Version 4.0

VPIphotonics announces the release of new version 4.0 of the VPItoolkit DSP Library, a powerful set of digital signal processing algorithms developed by the Photonic Networks and Systems department at Fraunhofer HHI.

»Further information in our announcement at ECOC 2019!

Fall Conferences

Fall 2019

Santa Clara, Arlington, Berlin, San Jose, Cambridge

VPIphotonics at Fall Conferences and Events 2019

Our team will attend the following conferences and events this fall:


7pennies PIC Training in Silicon Valley ⇒ 9 - 13 December, 2019 in Santa Clara, USA

The PIC revolution is taking shape now. When wanting to embark on Photonic Integration, then the best way to do so is with a week-long in-depth training. What makes this training unique, is that it is the only one that covers the full ecosystem including all material systems, such as Silicon Photonics, InP based PICs, or dielectrics such as Silicon Nitride. In addition, it includes hands-on sessions for many of the key design software. This training is the fifth in succession, is held in Silicon Valley, and had very enthusiastic reactions from previous participants.

»For more details, program and registration please click here!


IEEE AVFOP 2019 ⇒ 5 - 6 November, 2019 in Arlington, USA

Avionics and Vehicle Fiber-Optics and Photonics conference


PolyPhotonics Workshop ⇒ 24 October, 2019 in Berlin, Germany

Please visit us any time on the exhibitor stand and check our talk by A. Richter:

"Design and Simulation of Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuits"

»Click here for the invitation flyer!


AIM Photonics Members Meeting ⇒ 17 October, 2019 in San Jose, USA

Meet and talk to us at the AIM Photonics Fall Members Meeting.


Integrated Photonic Systems Roadmap Meeting ⇒ 10 - 11 October, 2019 in Cambridge, USA

"Vision, Barriers and Solutions for Photonic Technology;
Release Preview of Integrated Photonic Systems Roadmap - International 2020"

Set up an appointment with one of our experts for a customized presentation.

New open position

October 2019

Berlin

A three-year research training position is open at VPIphotonics in Berlin, Germany, as part of the EU-funded European Industrial Doctorate Innovative Training Network (DRIVE-In: Integrated Photonics for the next generation of autonomous Vehicles using InP technologies) involving the University of Vigo (Spain) as Academic Partner, and VPIphotonics as Industrial Partner.

»See here the detailed job description!

News JePPIX Training

October/November 2019

Eindhoven

VPIphotonics @ JePPIX PIC Design Course 2019

28 October - 8 November, 2019 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands


The JePPIX PIC Design Course is a deep-dive technology training scheduled for two weeks. The course covers the theory and practice of integrated photonic component and circuit design using the powerful JePPIX building blocks. Hands on training with lab tools and design tools are complemented with clean room tours to develop insights into design rules. Layout and simulation methods are developed with JePPIX CAD tool developers and professional designers. This course is particularly suitable to engineers who wish to create their first MPW chips.
The completed technical program, list of speakers and organizational details are available on JePPIX website.

»Registration form is available here.

The academic discount and Early bird (for registrations before the 3oth of September) can be applied.

News ECOC

September 2019

Dublin

VPIphotonics at ECOC 2019

22 - 26 September in Dublin, Ireland

»Come and meet us at Booth 54!

Set up an appointment with one of our experts for a customized presentation.

Summer Conferences

Summer 2019

Napa, Rochester, Nanjing, Angers, Burlingame, Miramar Beach, Berlin

VPIphotonics at Summer Conferences and Events 2019

Our team will attend the following conferences and events this summer:


ISUPT/SSPhF 2019 ⇒ 16 - 19 June, 2019 in Napa California, USA

International Symposium on Ultrafast Photonic Technologies & Silicon Photonics of the Future

»Please visit us any time on the exhibitor stand and check our poster during the poster session:

"Versatile Design Framework for Short-Reach Optical Communication Systems"


AIM Photonics Summer Members Meeting ⇒ 25 June, 2019 in Rochester, USA

Meet and talk to us at the AIM Photonics Summer Members Meeting.


Nanjing Innovation Week Forum - Silicon-based Optoelectronic Integration Technology and Application

⇒ 25 - 26 June, 2019 in Nanjing, China

»Talk by A. Richter on Wednesday, June 26th:

"Computer-aided design and technology comparison for hybrid photonic integrated circuits"


ICTON 2019 ⇒ 9 - 13 July, 2019 in Angers, France

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

»Invited presentation by S. Kreinberg, I. Koltchanov, A. Aimone, P. Novik, S. Alreesh, and A. Richter:

"Modeling weak-coherent CV-QKD systems using a classical simulation framework"


OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2019 ⇒ 29 July - 1 August, 2019 in Burlingame, USA

Please visit our booth in the exhibition hall and ask for a life demonstration.


IEEE RAPID 2019 ⇒ 19 - 21 August, 2019 in Miramar Beach, USA

Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense


World Photonics Technology Summit 2019 ⇒ 29 - 30 August, 2019 in Berlin, Germany

The purpose of this exceptional meeting is to bring experts and leaders from industrial companies around the world to discuss photonics technology developments, applications, and challenges.

Set up an appointment with one of our experts for a customized presentation.

OSA Webinar

June 2019

OSA Technical Group Webinar:

Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Photonics and Optoelectronics Circuits


Rapidly growing complexity of applications based on integrated photonics and optoelectronics circuits requires specific design and simulation solutions. This becomes especially relevant for large-scale hybrid integrated photonics, which combines solutions for silicon, silicon nitride, and polymer photonics in combination with III-V active optoelectronic devices on one optical chip.
The presenter will consider several practical examples of hybrid PICs and discuss associated design challenges and software approaches to their solution. It will be shown that accurate and scalable circuit-level modeling of large-scale photonic integrated circuits requires a combination of several frequency- and time-domain simulation techniques within the same circuit simulation.

»Webinar: 21 June, 2019 – 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM US/EDT

To access the recording click here!

News PR LIGENTEC PDK

March/May 2019

Brussels

Designers that use LIGENTEC All-Nitride (AN) technology will now benefit from a workflow that starts from a graphical photonic inte-grated circuit design and system simulation environment, which seamlessly couples to layout design tools for scripted layout design and DRC capabilities. The new workflow is based on LIGENTEC and VLC Photonics verified reference designs with the simulation software by VPIphotonics using verified measurements of fabricated chips.

This workflow is enabled by the new VPItoolkit PDK LIGENTEC – a pluggable toolkit extension to VPIcomponentMaker Photonic Circuits by adding the support of the 800 nm Silicon Nitride process "AN800" offered by LIGENTEC for dedicated shuttle runs and Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) runs.

»Click here for our press release!

New version 10.0

March/May 2019

Berlin

VPIphotonics announces new version of its market-leading simulation and analysis environment for optical components and transmission systems. It will be on show at OFC 2019.

» Click here for more details and the Press Release!

Spring Conferences

Spring 2019

Brussels, Ghent, Santa Fe, Sunnyvale, Yokohama

VPIphotonics at Spring Conferences and Events 2019

Our team will attend and sponsor the following conferences and events this spring:


AIM Photonics Spring Meeting ⇒ 20 - 21 March, 2019 in Sunnyvale, USA

PIC International ⇒ 26 - 27 March, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium

ECIO ⇒ 24 - 26 April, 2019 in Ghent, Belgium

OPIE ⇒ 24 - 26 April, 2019 in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan

Optical Interconnects ⇒ 24 - 26 April, 2019 in Santa Fe, USA

»Come and meet our experts there!

Set up an appointment with one of our experts for a customized presentation.

News Trainings in Spring

April/May 2019

Berlin

Open Training Course: Design of High Speed Transmission Systems

15 - 17 April, 2019 in Berlin, Germany   &   6 - 8 May, 2019 in Boston Area, USA

»Click here to register!

Open Training Course: Design of Optical Devices and Photonic Integrated Circuits

8 - 10 April, 2019 in Berlin, Germany   &   9 - 10 May, 2019 in Boston Area, USA

»Click here to register!

VPI-Mentor eSeminar

April 2019

VPIphotonics and Mentor partner for eSeminar on topic:

Photonic IC design with Mentor and VPIphotonics: from layout to electronic-photonic co-simulation


VPI Design Suite integrated with Tanner L-Edit Photonics and Tanner S-Edit dramatically enhances both layout- and schematic-driven flows.
The automated link between VPI Design Suite and Tanner L-Edit Photonics provides a convenient way of simulating a designed circuit layout, while the link between VPI Design Suite and Tanner S-Edit provides the designer with an electronic/photonic design automation (EPDA) environment. This allows for simulation and optimization of the integrated circuits comprising both electrical and photonic sub-circuits.

»eSeminar: 9 April, 2019 – 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Asia/Singapore or 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM US/Pacific

For more details and to register click here!

News OFC

March 2019

San Diego

VPIphotonics at OFC 2019

3-7 March, 2019 in San Diego, USA

»Come and meet our experts at Booth 3639!

News PR SMART PDK 1.5

February 2019

San Francisco

VPIphotonics and Luceda combine design workflow for SMART Photonics PDK

VPIphotonics and Luceda Photonics streamline the design process for Photonic Integrated Circuits to be manufactured using the SMART Photonics Indium Phosphide technology platform.

Live demonstration at our VPIphotonics booth 4423 at SPIE Photonics West, 2-7 Feb in San Francisco, USA!

»Click here for the Press Release!

News Photonics West

February 2019

San Francisco

VPIphotonics at SPIE Photonics West 2019

2-7 February, 2019 in San Francisco, USA

»Come and meet our experts at Booth 4423!

News PIC Training

January 2019

Santa Clara

7 Pennies Training on Photonic Integrated Circuits

28 January - 1 February, 2019 in Santa Clara (USA)

After three successful annual training events (2015 - 2017) with enthusiastic reactions, a fourth training is now organized in Santa Clara, California. The training is one-stop-shop and covers all the material systems, whether Silicon, InP-based, or dielectrics such as TriPleX (SiO2/Si3N4). The training is supported by a broad consortium of companies and is hands-on as well as in-depth.

Use this opportunity to participate in application presentations and hands-on training sessions guided by VPIphotonics design experts.

»For more details and to register click here!

New open position

January 2019

Berlin

A three-year research training position is open at VPIphotonics in Berlin, Germany as part of the European Training Network WON (Wideband Optical Networks, H2020-MSCA-ETN). The researcher will be trained by the members of the WON consortium, and is motivated to pursue a Ph.D. on a topic related to the efficient modelling of high-capacity wideband transmission systems.

»See here the detailed job description!