Macondo is used in the R&D, design, and product optimization of silicon photonic devices, photonic integrated devices, optoelectronic devices, and micro-nano optical devices. It serves as a professional tool for solving cases related to device characterization and mechanism analysis in industries such as optical communications, photonic chips, optical sensing, and optical computing.
Optical Communication and Interconnects: Optical communication and interconnects utilize optical devices to achieve high-speed data transmission and interconnection. With the rapid development of 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), and data centers, the channel capacity of optical communication systems has increased by several orders of magnitude. Currently, commercialized optical communication chips have reached speeds of 400 Gbit/s, and in the future, they are expected to reach 800 Gbit/s and Tbit/s levels. In this field, silicon photonic devices play a critical role, including various passive optical devices and optoelectronic devices.
Passive Optical Devices: Passive optical devices are the fundamental components of optical communication systems. These include microring resonators, multimode interference couplers, spot-size converters, edge couplers, bent waveguides, Y-splitters/combiners, grating couplers, arrayed waveguide gratings, Bragg gratings, and polarization rotators. These devices are used for routing, splitting, and coupling optical signals.
Optoelectronic Devices: Optoelectronic devices are crucial in optical communications and include modulators and detectors. Modulators such as microring modulators, PIN Mach-Zehnder modulators, and electro-absorption modulators modulate the intensity or phase of the optical signal. Detectors, including avalanche photodetectors, vertical photodetectors, and nanobeam photonic crystal modulators, are used to receive and detect optical signals.
Fiber Optic Communication: Fiber optic communication is a high-speed, long-distance communication method, involving various fiber optic devices used in the transmission and reception parts of optical communication systems. These devices include fiber optic couplers, photonic crystal Bragg fibers, Bragg grating fibers, step-index fibers, and graded-index fibers. They facilitate the transmission, distribution, and coupling of optical signals.
Display, Lighting, and Imaging Systems: Optical devices have wide applications in display, lighting, and imaging systems. These include CMOS image sensors, Micro-LEDs, and metasurfaces. CMOS image sensors are used to capture images and video signals, Micro-LEDs are employed for high-resolution displays and lighting, and metasurfaces enhance and improve optical imaging systems.
Solar Energy: In the solar energy field, optical devices are used in the design and optimization of solar cells. These devices include silicon solar cells, gallium arsenide solar cells, plasmonic solar cells, and organic solar cells. They assist in converting solar energy into electricity, contributing to renewable energy production.
Biosensing: In biosensing, optical devices are used to develop highly sensitive biosensors and detectors. Devices such as photoacoustic imaging systems and optical biosensors are commonly used for detecting biomolecules, cells, and biological processes. These devices play a crucial role in medical diagnostics, biological research, and drug development.