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The Integrated Photonic Systems Roadmap-International (IPSR-I) is a collaborative program organized by PhotonDelta and the MIT Microphotonics Center (MIT-MphC).
The objective of IPSR-I is to establish and sustain a trust based global network of industrial and R&D partners, who work together to defining and create future Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology and systems requirements. Together, they enable faster technology and application developments in this emerging business, guided by up-to-date technology and an application roadmap for future developments.
Aerospace
Aerospace is the industry encompassing all types of aircrafts (manned or unmanned), helicopters, and all higher orbit spacecrafts, either…
Agrifood
Agriculture is one of the biggest industries worldwide with a market size of approximately 12 trillion dollars, accounting for 26 per cent…
Biomedical Application
Defining the biomedical application space for integrated photonics is challenging given both the diversity of the area, and early stage at…
Datacom and Telecom
The data explosion generated by the growth in social networks and digital entertainment, cloud-computing, and IoT are radically driving…
3D Sensing - LIDAR
The markets for LiDARs are rapidly growing, and integrated photonics is well positioned to provides the LiDAR solutions of the future…
RF Photonics
Photonics and Radiofrequency (RF) are two key communication technologies, usually associated to wired and wireless transmission media…
Spectroscopy and Refractive Index Sensing
The markets for sensors are rapidly growing, and integrated photonics is well positioned to significantly penetrate these markets. Given…
Transceivers and Interconnects
The data explosion generated by the increasing use of social networks, digital entertainment, cloud-computing, and the internet of things…
Assembly
This Roadmap is built around the Purple Brick Wall (PBW) concept that defines the PBW as the point in the future where known assembly…
Electronic-Photonic Design Automation
The electronic design community is large and has years of experience with ever improving commercial design tools. The photonic design…
Indium Phosphide and III-V Compounds
III-V semiconductor compounds form the core material systems of a wide range of discrete and eventually fully integrated photonic…
Photonic Device Testing
For years, the microelectronics industry has continued to invest in electrical high-speed IO solutions. This caused broad deployment of…
Silicon Nitride
The silicon nitride photonic platform is based on a combination of (stoichiometric) silicon nitride (SiN) Si3N4 as waveguide layers, filled…
Silicon Photonics
Silicon photonics is an attractive technology for Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) because it builds directly on the extreme maturity of…
Polymer Materials
Polymer (organic) based technologies for optoelectronic and photonic applications have been developed by both academia and industry over…
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