Photonics in SELEX SI M. Dispenza ) SELEX SI R&D Unit, Microelectronics & Photonics Dept. Riunione PHORIT – WG6 Firenze – Area della Ricerca CNR, 27 Febbraio 2008

Why Photonics in SELEX SI SIGNAL - WAVEFORM GENERATION DATA TRASMISSION MICROWAVE PROCESSING DIGITAL PROCESSING SMART SENSORS BIO / CHEM. SENSORS THZ PHOTONICS High rate A/D Converters Optical Computing … Fiber Optic Data Link Board to board, chip to chip interconnect … Embedded sensors in airborne structures Infrastructure sensors for natural threats detections … Explosives detections Pollutants detections … Imaging THz Spectroscopy Security market Defence market

Photonics in SELEX SI: technological capabilities Optical and Microwave Design Simulation of Integrated Optics device performances Simulation of Very high frequency modulation performances Performance Analysis of periodic, quasi-periodic micromachined structures in optical devices Thin Film technologies for optical components TiD and TAPE process tailored for specific device performances Deposition and patterning of Transparent Conductive Oxides (TCO) Deep UV Photolithography LiNbO 3 micromachining Interconnection and packaging technologies Pigtailing Technologies for High Density Interconnects (Ceramic and Plastic Laminate, Flip Chip etc.) Hermetic packaging Integration of Fiber Optic Sub-Systems TDM / WDM Systems Analysis of Thermal issues

Frequency Shifter SSB Modulator Photonic Components and Sub-Systems in SELEX SI Linearised Modulator Consolidate devices Wide BW (>30GHz) electroptic modulators Highly linearised modulators Digital Optical Switches and Switching Matrixes Optical Frequency Shifter Optical Beam Forming Networks High sampling rate Photonic A/D converters … Current efforts and future trends Electrooptic Polymer and Sol- gel based devices Electrooptic Photonic Crystals in LiNbO 3 OptoElectronic Oscillators for Low Noise Signal and Waveform generation