Silicon Nanophotonics Fabrication Course -- 2010

Registration for this course is now open.

To Register: Contact Heather Walker, registrar@cmc.ca.

Option	Option 1	Option 2
Description	6-credit graduate course with 3 weeks of instruction	One-week workshop
Dates	July 5-24, 2010	July 19-24, 2010
Location	UBC	UBC
Costs	$600 fabrication fee	$4000 (tuition and fabrication fee) • Note: Preferred pricing of $1100 for CMC’s Prototyping level subscribers and their students (see Eligibility and Special Notes)
Eligibility	Course Registration for UBC EECE 584 (see Special Notes)	• No limitation at $4000 level • Must be Canadian academic to benefit from Prototyping level subscription for this course
Special Notes	Visiting students from institutions noted in Appendix A may register for UBC EECE 584 at no cost. Visiting students are eligible for Financial Assistance towards travel and accommodation costs if their supervisor holds a Designer or Prototyping level subscription with CMC. To obtain a Prototyping level subscription see: http://www.cmc.ca/CMCSubscription/	Prototyping subscribers are also eligible to apply for Financial Assistance towards travel and accommodation costs. • To obtain a Prototyping level subscription see: http://www.cmc.ca/CMCSubscription/

 

Training Schedule:

• Instruction on-site at UBC- July, 2010
• Self-paced design and modeling – July to October, 2010
  • Access to software tools, on-line tutorials, on-line discussion forums and design feedback provided
• Design submission (mask deadline date) – November, 2010
• Device testing and model validation – April-June, 2011
  • Testing resources available from UBC or CMC, if required

Technology Description:

• Silicon-on-insulator, 220nm top Si film, 2000nm buried oxide (BOX)
• 193nm deep UV lithography, enabling features down to ~120 nm
• Supports design and fabrication of a range of PICs including:
  • photonic crystals
  • waveguides (photonic crystal or ridge)
  • gratings for fiber coupling
  • multiplexers (diffraction or arrayed waveguide)
  • ring resonators
  • filters
• Fabrication is carried out at IMEC in Belgium.

Course Details:

Option 1	Option 2
Prerequisites: Enrolled in a graduate degree program at a Canadian university Laptop for on-site training (computer rental may be arranged)	Prerequisites: Course(s) at the senior undergraduate or graduate level on optics, waveguides, lasers, etc. (background material will be provided ahead of time) Laptop for on-site training (computer rental may be arranged)
Instruction syllabus summary: • Theory of optical wave propagation, waveguides, couplers, resonators • Modeling of passive nanophotonic devices (e.g. waveguides, couplers, ring resonators, photonic crystals) using Matlab, Lumerical FDTD, RSoft BeamProp • Mask design and layout using DW2000 • Design considerations for IMEC SOI process	Workshop syllabus summary: • Modeling of passive nanophotonic devices (e.g. waveguides, couplers, ring resonators, photonic crystals) using Matlab, Lumerical FDTD, RSoft BeamProp • Mask design and layout using DW2000 • Design considerations for IMEC SOI process

Accommodation: 
Accommodations (single and twin rooms) have been reserved and are available on a first-come-first-served basis (availability is limited): 
• Location: UBC "Totem Park" student residence
• Rate: $35 per night, plus tax and including breakfast
• Booking Date:  Requests must be received by June 27, 2010 at the latest
Please advise the Registrar if you wish to reserve a room.

Training Costs Include:  Instruction, use of Design Tools, device fabrication, use of Test Equipment, support (including discussion forum access), lunch and refreshment breaks during week long on-site session

For further information, please visit: http://www.mina.ubc.ca/course_nanophotonics2010

 
APPENDIX A

Visiting students from the following universities have their tuition fees waived:

• Under the Western Dean’s Agreement
  • Alberta, Athabasca, Brandon, British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Calgary, Concordia University, College of Alberta, Lethbridge, Manitoba, Northern British Columbia, Regina, Royal Roads University, Saskatchewan, Simon Fraser, and Victoria
• Under the Graduate Exchange Agreement:
  • McGill University, University of Toronto, Université de Montréal