Rationale
Silicon Photonics has become a major part of Photonics research. Following the realisation that key photonic functionalities, including high speed modulation, nonlinear effects, light emission and amplification can be realised, silicon has now been accepted as a key photonic material. Based on this recognition, silicon may become the true unifying force in Photonics, as the technology is scalable and benefits from decades of investment in the microelectronics industry. A logical consequence is that the dream of true opto-electronic integration may also become reality, by combining Photonic and Electronic functionality on a single chip. The strong optical confinement and the ability to nanostructure the material to extremely high specification also ensures that photonic devices of very small footprint can be realised.
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The world's first silicon-based optical chip can move data at 50 billion bits per second (50Gbps). Researchers are now pressing on to demonstrate even faster speeds.- Intel
Many exciting challenges remain before this vision can turn into reality, which is why it is important to educate the next generation of young scientists and to offer them the opportunity of mixing with leaders in the field. The Silicon Photonics summer school will be an excellent vehicle for enabling these interactions. The School is co-organised by two major research consortia, namely UK Silicon Photonics (UKSP) and HELIOS. Furthermore, the event is co-located with the Summer School of the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Photonics (EMMP), which ensures the attendance of a large number of excellent external speakers.
The UKSP/HELIOS Silicon Photonics Summer School is aimed at Masters and PhD-level students. The speakers will provide an accessible introduction to their respective fields as well as presenting their latest research results.
| Chair: | Thomas Krauss (University of St Andrews) and Laurent Vivien (Universite Paris-Sud) |
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| Organising Committee: | Roel Baets (Ghent University); Goran Mashanovich (University of Surrey); Lars Zimmerman (Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics); Guanghua Duan (Alcatel Thales III-V Lab); and Robert Kelsall (Leeds University) |
| Local Chair: | Christopher Reardon (University of St Andrews) |
Summer School Dates and Structure
| Dates: | Sunday, 3 July, 2011 (afternoon) - Friday, 8 July, 2011 (afternoon) |
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| Structure: | 09:00 - 13:00 (3 lectures) and 16:00 - 19:00 (2 lectures) |
| Poster Session: | Monday (after dinner) and Tuesday (after dinner) |
| Gala Dinner: | To take place at the Links Clubhouse, St Andrews (Thursday, 7 July) |
Lunches and tea / coffee breaks will be catered by the University of St Andrews
If you are interested in playing a round of Golf while visiting St Andrews please
contact the Local Chairman, Dr Christopher Reardon at cr39(at)st-andrews.ac.uk
