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SUMMARY:Silicon Photonics\, Optical Phased Arrays\, and LiDAR
DTSTART:20180507T101500
DTEND:20180507T110000
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. Michael Watts\nInstitute of Microengineering - Disti
 nguished Lecture\n\nAbstract: We review the development of silicon photoni
 cs and its impact on communications\, nonlinear optics\, and optical phase
 d arrays.  From on-chip lasers to <1fJ/bit modulators\, highly efficient 
 nonlinear frequency conversion and large-scale optical phased arrays\, sil
 icon photonics impact is only just beginning to be felt. Here\, we present
  on a decade of work in the field of silicon photonics which led to the cr
 eation of AIM Photonics.  We then consider optical phased arrays in gener
 al\, future application to displays\, and the potential impact of silicon 
 photonics on the emerging solid-state LiDAR market.  Starting from the Li
 DAR equation\, we review the noise performance of phased array LiDAR with 
 direct versus coherent detection in light of automotive requirements.  In
  view of these considerations\, we discuss the current challenges\, opport
 unities\, and advantages of chip-scale optical phased array based LiDAR. 
  The limits of current silicon photonic device performance and considerat
 ions of electrical drive and control of large-scale optical phased arrays 
 will be presented.  Finally\, recent results on coherent silicon optical 
 phased array based LiDAR chips will be discussed.   \n \nBio: Michael R
 . Watts received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tu
 fts University in 1996. He then joined Draper Laboratory as a Member of Te
 chnical Staff in their Fiber Optics Group. In 1999 he became a Draper Fell
 ow and received his SM and PhD degrees from MIT in 2001 and 2005\, respect
 ively. In 2005 he joined Sandia National Labs where he was a Principal Mem
 ber of Technical Staff and led their silicon photonics development. In 200
 9 he received an R&D100 Award for work in ultralow power microphotonic mod
 ulators and switches. In 2010 he returned to MIT where he is an Associate 
 Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department (E
 ECS). Professor Watts' research focuses on photonic microsystems for low-p
 ower communications\, sensing\, and microwave-photonics applications. In 2
 012\, Prof. Watts founded Analog Photonics\, where he currently serves as 
 CEO\, and is developing chip-scale optical phased array based LiDAR. In 20
 15 the silicon photonics platform Prof. Watts had developed with SUNY Alba
 ny (CNSE) led to the creation of AIM Photonics\, a $600M public-private pa
 rtnership\, to which Dr. Watts was named to and currently serves as the Ch
 ief Technical Officer (CTO).  Prof. Watts holds numerous patents and has 
 authored or co-authored over 200 journal and conference publications and i
 s a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the IEEE.
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