About this Research Topic
The recent advancements of integrated photonic devices play a critical role in new optical sensing technologies and broadband wireless communications. The miniaturized sensors are becoming the key enablers in many applications, including face ID, augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (XR), health, and wellness sensing. Moreover, with the increased interest in utilizing the higher frequency bands for wireless communications, such as 6G, optoelectronics technology offers a viable solution to efficiently transmit and receive RF signals through advanced signal processing at high bandwidth.
We are inviting contributions of research papers, reviews, and tutorials on the following topics:
• Miniaturization of the optical devices and integration of these devices on existing semiconductor processes for optical sensing and high-bandwidth RF signal processing
• Integration of mixed electronics and photonics devices into single package or even a single IC
• Novel Lidar architectures to enable on-chip integration, 3D flash Lidar, phased-array beam steering
• Novel THz transceiver architectures based on optical sources
• Optical signal generation and processing, including photonic digital-to analog conversion, photonic analog-to-digital conversion, microwave photonic frequency multiplication and mixing, microwave phase controlling, photonic Fourier transform, etc.
• RF signal processing using machine learning enabled by integrated photonic technologies
• Joint communication and sensing using integrated photonics
We are inviting contributions of research papers, reviews, and tutorials on the following topics:
• Miniaturization of the optical devices and integration of these devices on existing semiconductor processes for optical sensing and high-bandwidth RF signal processing
• Integration of mixed electronics and photonics devices into single package or even a single IC
• Novel Lidar architectures to enable on-chip integration, 3D flash Lidar, phased-array beam steering
• Novel THz transceiver architectures based on optical sources
• Optical signal generation and processing, including photonic digital-to analog conversion, photonic analog-to-digital conversion, microwave photonic frequency multiplication and mixing, microwave phase controlling, photonic Fourier transform, etc.
• RF signal processing using machine learning enabled by integrated photonic technologies
• Joint communication and sensing using integrated photonics
Keywords: Integrated photonics, Optical sensing, Wireless communications, 6G, Signal processing, Signal generation
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