Research Projects

The technology of electronic integrated circuits has shown rapid development over the past few decades and has led to complex and powerful electronic devices. Integrated Optics is a field that is inspired by these developments. Integrated Optics (IO) refers to the technology that enables fabrication of Integrated Optical Devices or Planar Light wave Circuits. The circuits can comprise of several optical components, active as well as passive, that are integrated to fulfil a given requirement. Integrated Optics can be used to fabricate miniaturized optical components such as Waveguides, Filters, Electro-optic Amplitude and Phase Modulators, Optical amplifiers, Lasers, Photodetectors etc. Microwave Photonics based approach; Experiments demonstrating generation of microwave carriers by optical heterodyning, electro-optic modulation etc are already in progress at URSC.