2 papers
physics.optics2026
Toward Topology-Optimized Foundry PDKs: A Seeded Design Framework for Multimode Interferometers
Jacob M. Hiesener, Archana Kaushalram, Joshua J. Wong +2
We present an end-to-end design methodology for multimode interferometer (MMI)-based photonic devices that combines parameter optimization (PO) on analytical models with seeded top…
physics.optics2026
A 0.08 pJ/bit 56 GBaud Monolithic Optical Receiver Front End for IMDD Photonic Links
Robert P. Pesch, Arjun Khurana, Joshua J. Wong +2
We present the design, fabrication, and measurement of a monolithically integrated optical receiver analog front end, where low power operation is a primary consideration with a go…