Magneto-optical materials
Advanced nanoparticle-composite sol-gel materials for compact photonic integration.
Research
From magneto-optical materials to integrated photonic platforms.
CIRCULIGHT connects material development, optical modelling, nanophotonics and photonic integration to enable compact integrated optical circulators for future photonic circuits.
Research focus
From materials to photonic integration
Integrated photonics
Optical circulator concepts designed for monolithic integration into photonic platforms.
Energy-efficient PICs
Miniaturized and scalable photonic integrated circuits for future optical systems.
Research roadmap
Three connected research directions.
The scientific concept links material functionality with device design and photonic integration. Each step supports the final goal of scalable and energy-efficient photonic integrated circuits.
Magneto-optical material platform
Development and optimization of materials capable of providing non-reciprocal optical functionality in a compact integrated geometry.
Optical design and modelling
Numerical design, modelling and optimization of photonic structures supporting circulator functionality and efficient light management.
Integration into photonic circuits
Translation of material and design concepts into photonic integrated circuit architectures compatible with future optical technologies.
Scientific concept
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This section can later contain a scheme of the material stack, optical circulator principle, simulation workflow or experimental methodology.