Silicon photonic integrated circuits

We present the current status of the photonic integrated circuit design initiative at CTI, sponsored by the IC-Brazil program. We use a multi project wafer approach with open-source software for layout and fabless approach for the fabrication of silicon photonic devices. The institutional platform implemented to support photonic IC design is described and initial results for the design and fabricated wafer are presented. While access to foundry services is available directly, this platform will be made available to academic users to leverage costs and overhead locally, starting in 2013.