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FIBER OPTIC CONSULTING SERVICE

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Lightwave Technology Corp. collaborates with professional staff and faculty at local universities in Cleveland, Ohio to provide a broad spectrum of research and development in optical device technologies and networking systems. The fabrication facility is approximately 5,500 square feet, half of which is Class 100. The equipment, with a total replacement value of 8 million dollars, is configured for wafer processing, making it suitable for prototype volume production in addition to research and development. In addition, an optical devices laboratory provides state-of-the-art labs for design, modeling, testing, and characterization of integrated optical devices and systems.

TECHNOLOGIES:

· INTEGRATED OPTICAL CHANNEL WAVEGUIDE FABRICATION.

· NONLINEAR INTEGRATED OPTICS.

· MICROFABRICATION TECHNIQUES IN OPTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS.

· FIBER-TO-OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COUPLING TECHNIQUES.

· CHARACTERISTICS AND MEASUREMENT OF INTEGRATED CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES.

· INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICES:

o NxN STAR COUPLER.

o POWER SPLITTER.

o OPTICAL AMPLIFIER.

o OPTICAL ATTENUATOR.

o ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR.

o ACOUSTOOPTIC-TUNABLE WAVELENGTH FILTER.

o ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE MULTIPLEXER (ROUTER).

o POLARIZATION CONTROLLER.

· PHOTONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS.

· DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING NETWORKS.

· MULTIACCESS AND ROUTING IN OPTICAL NETWORK.

EQUIPMENT

Following is the list of high-tech equipment available in the facilities to handle all phases of device fabrication, testing, and characterization.

• STEPPER.
• SPIN COATER
• MASK ALIGNER
• WET BENCH.
• REACTIVE ION ETCHER.
• STYLUS PROFILOMETER.
• FOUR POINT PROBE.
• FILM STRESS.
• ELLIPSOMETER.
• FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT.
• PROBE STATION.
• WIRE BONDER.
• CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SYSTEM.
• THIN FILM AND METAL DEPOSITION.
• THERMAL AND ELECTRON-BEAM EVAPORATION.
• RADIO-FREQUENCY SPUTTERING.
• SPIN AND DIP COATING.
• FURNACE STACKS.
• VACUUM OVEN.
• ASHER.
• COAT AND DEVELOP TRACKS.
• PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY
• WAVEGUIDE POLISHING SYSTEM.

We are very excited to discuss our consultant service with you. For further questions, you can contact Dr. Nguyen (Consulting Director) at (216) 235-6770 or voice mail (216) 529-0513.

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