{"id":2885,"date":"2017-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/loft\/grant-on-heuristic-characterization-of-si-photonic-switches\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:42:08","slug":"grant-on-heuristic-characterization-of-si-photonic-switches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/grant-on-heuristic-characterization-of-si-photonic-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant on Heuristic Characterization of Si-Photonic Switches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"podcast_player\">\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"838\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Grant-on-Characterizing-Silicon-Photonic-Switches.mp3'>Grant on Characterizing Silicon Photonic Switches<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/Grant-on-Characterizing-Silicon-Photonic-Switches.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Grant on Characterizing Silicon Photonic Switches\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Grant on Characterizing Silicon Photonic Switches\\\" from The Spotlight Report by Graves, Grant. Genre: Rock.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"Graves, Grant\",\"album\":\"The Spotlight Report\",\"genre\":\"Rock\",\"length_formatted\":\"56:17\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2428\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/loft\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/SiPSwitchChip-300x199.png\" alt=\"SiPSwitchChip\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week we sit down with Hannah Grant, whose work focuses on Silicon Photonics. Most recently she has developed and demonstrated a heuristic characterization of Si-Photonic switches. While the technology is extremely impressive, without a way to characterize optical switches limits their viability. We discuss her recent work, the scope and uses of Si-Photonics, and the need for a characterization of optical switches.<\/p>\n<p>For a more detailed description of Hannah Grant\u2019s most recent work, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/PS.2017.PTu3C.1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1364\/PS.2017.PTu3C.1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For background on photonics and Si-Photonic please see:<\/p>\n<p>Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications by <span style=\"color: #000000\">By Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we sit down with Hannah Grant, whose work focuses on Silicon Photonics. Most recently she has developed and demonstrated a heuristic characterization of Si-Photonic switches. 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