Microelectronics has revolutionized almost every aspect of life. Efforts to incorporate Silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) into advanced CMOS ICs often center on requirements that II-VI or III-V technologies cannot solely address. Computing, automotive, wellness and myriad other applications will or are already benefitting from integrated photonic devices that leverage various silicon or hybrid technologies. LiDAR is at an inflection point where further advances to reduce size and increase performance will hinge on new approaches like those envisioned by researchers at Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology who report on SiP advances on the road to better LiDAR PICs.

BY DONGJAE SHIN, KYOUNGHO HA, AND HYUCK CHOO, SAMSUNG ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY