Materials and devices for active photonics will be developed in MIET

The purpose of the laboratory is to develop energy-independent high-speed reverse-reconfigurable elements and integrated photonic circuits compatible with silicon microelectronics technology. Today, researches in the laboratory cover processes occurring under the action of pulsed laser radiation in amorphous materials. MIET scientists also plan to develop approaches to the use of phase-changing materials to develop elements of integrated photonics and applied optics as well as develop the technology of highly stable energy-efficient micro-optical devices and energy-independent active photonic integrated circuits.

The key partner of the laboratory is Scientific-Manufacturing Complex "Technological Centre". It provides technological support for the project and adapts the approaches and technologies developed in the laboratory to the existing technological and manufacturing standards of microelectronics.

Associate Professor of the Institute of Advanced Materials and Technologies, Candidate of Engineering Sciences Petr Lazarenko was appointed the head of the laboratory. According to him the developments have significant prospects for the hardware implementation of all-optical neuromorphic computing systems. He believes that there are enough potential to solve the tasks, but the group is always open to cooperation. Now the scientists work with research teams from MPGU, IGIC RAS, Herzen University, LPI, ITMO, Ryazan State Radio Engineering University named after V.F. Utkin, FEFU etc.