AIST Photonics-Electronics Integration Research Center

Parallelization is necessary to realize a high-performance large-scale system, and the key technology is optical transmission technology. As parallelization continues to advance in the future, it is expected that the fusion of computer systems and optical transmission technology and the sophistication of the optical technology used there will evolve year by year. On the other hand, the photonics-electronics integration technology is a new field and has not been developed academically or industrially.

Our research center will develop photonics-electronics integration technology, which is a new industrial technology. We will also evolve from conventional optical communication technology to optical transmission technology for computer systems (computer communication technology).

We also operate a consortium to encourage everyone to take on this new technological field. One of our consortiums is the “Co-packaging Optics Study Committee” of the “Conference on Devices and Systems for Next-Generation Green Data Centers,” which holds study sessions and works on policies related to photonics-electronics integration technology. The other is the “Silicon Photonics Consortium,” which is conducting joint prototype production of silicon photonics.

Finally, photonics-electronics integration technology cannot be realized by photonics technology alone. It is a technical field that requires knowledge from various fields, so collaboration with various academic and industrial circles is necessary. If you are interested in photonics-electronics integration technology, please contact the above consortium or the "Photonics-Electronics Integration Research Center" directly. We look forward to working with you.