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EE-Electrophysics Seminar

Speaker: Joyce Poon, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

Talk Title: Scaling Integrated Photonic Devices and Circuits

Abstract: By 2020, the number of Internet-connected devices will be more than six times the number of people on Earth. The “Internet of Things” is causing an explosion of data that must be transmitted and processed in energy-efficient ways. Optical communications have been a part of the physical backbone of this paradigm and will continue to have a vital role in enabling the interconnectivity in our world.

In this talk, I will give an overview of my group’s research in integrated photonic devices and circuits implemented in silicon photonic platforms. We are exploring how device size, performance, and circuit complexity can be scaled to address the challenges in communications and computing. I will describe our work on optical modulators, filters, polarization management, electronic-photonic integration, and wavelength-size active components. I will also describe some ongoing and new projects. The work paves the path toward very large-scale photonic integrated circuits.


Biography: Joyce Poon is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Toronto, where she holds the Canada Research Chair in Integrated Photonic Devices. She and her team conduct theoretical and experimental research in micro- and nano-scale integrated photonics.

Dr. Poon obtained the Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2007 and 2003 respectively, and the B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science (physics option) from the University of Toronto in 2002. She is the recipient of a McCharles Prize for Early Research Career Distinction, a MIT TR35 award in 2012, IBM Faculty Award in 2010 and 2011, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award in 2009, NSERC University Faculty Award in 2008, and the Clauser Doctoral Thesis Prize from Caltech in 2007.


Host: EE-Electrophysics

Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Marilyn Poplawski