25 - 30 January 2025
San Francisco, California, US
Papers are solicited in the following areas:

PIC integration and optical coupling Parallel optical link module technologies Optical communications, sensing, and computing in next-generation systems Micro-optic assembly and hybrid photonic microsystem manufacturing Substrate-based optical interconnect technologies Materials for photonic packaging and interconnects ;
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Conference OE204

Optical Interconnects and Packaging 2025

This conference has an open call for papers:
Abstract Due: 17 July 2024
Author Notification: 7 October 2024
Manuscript Due: 8 January 2025
Papers are solicited in the following areas:

PIC integration and optical coupling
  • silicon photonics, SiN, Ge, SiGe, III-V device integration including chiplet
  • Integrated Quantum Photonics, Quantum PIC (QPIC) Integration
  • small size and low loss waveguide-based active and passive devices
  • heterogeneous and monolithic device integration including silicon photonics
  • advances in chip-to-waveguide or chip-to-fiber coupling schemes including: grating coupler, adiabatic taper, and butt-coupling approaches
  • 2D membrane-based devices
  • photonic crystals and surface plasmonic waveguides for interconnect applications
  • new regimes involving surface plasmons or optical polaritons
  • implementation of optical interconnects in Si CMOS process compatible environment
  • measurement and testing methods for hybrid electronic/photonic assemblies
  • reliability assessment of optical interconnects, sub-systems, and electronic/photonic assemblies
  • foundry service explorations for new PDK and PAK comprehensive library formation
  • packaging density enhancement of integrated photonic devices.
Parallel optical link module technologies
  • single-mode conversion in data centers
  • data communication systems with parallel optical links and active optical cables
  • integration and packaging technologies for parallel on-board transceivers, co-packaging
  • optical bus architectures for on-board interconnects
  • ultra-low cost and ultra-low power optical links using novel laser and photodiode array components for interconnect applications
  • fiber optical connectors and coupling approaches
  • assembly and alignment of arrayed components
  • free-space parallel optical interconnect
  • mid-IR optical interconnects for free space communications and sensing
  • room temperature MidIR QCLs, QCDs, ICLs, ICDs and APDs
  • massively distributed optical interconnects suitable for neuromorphic optical computing.
Optical communications, sensing, and computing in next-generation systems
  • optical interconnect solutions and packaging for quantum communication, sensing, and quantum computing
  • advanced photonic integration technologies for computer-com applications
  • rack- and enclosure scale disaggregation
  • optically enabled hyperconverged infrastructures
  • multi-tier optical connectivity
  • optical packet and circuit switch technologies and architectures for data centers
  • WDM and SDM switching technologies and architectures for intra-data center interconnections
  • power-efficient optical computing for data centers
  • future demands for parallel optics in data center: inter-rack, inter-board, and inter-chip
  • digital and analog optical computing
  • neuromorphic optical computing
  • error reduction of AI/ML using optical interconnects and computing
  • latency and power reductions in optical computing
  • system miniaturization for quantum computing, communication, and sensing.
Micro-optic assembly and hybrid photonic microsystem manufacturing
  • micro-optic component assemblies and integrated micro-optics
  • 3D optical routing and assembly of coupling elements
  • new connectors and novel light coupling approaches
  • quantum sensor integration, NV cells, and atom trap devices
  • prototyping for advanced interconnect fabrication
  • new fiber optical integration/coupling/connectorization techniques
  • fiber handling
  • advanced micro–optic components, holograms, gratings, and aspherical lenses
  • reflective, refractive, and diffractive micro-optic elements and micro-optical systems
  • active optical alignment and assembly automation
  • passive micro-optic alignment techniques
  • metamaterial for innovative micro- and nano-optical components
  • solder reflow compatible connectivity
  • interconnect reliability, qualification, and test
  • multimode fiber for single mode optical biosensing systems including coronavirus detection.
Substrate-based optical interconnect technologies
  • photonic substrate packaging and embedding for optoelectronic and micro-optical components
  • optical interconnect design and system architectures, end-to-end link modelling and simulation
  • electronic/photonic printed circuit boards and optical backplanes, panel level integration of photonics
  • planar optical waveguide, substrate guided, flexible, lay-in fiber, and free space optical interconnects
  • machine-to-machine, board-to-board, chip-to-chip, intra-chip optical interconnects
  • silicon/glass/silicon nitride/polymer based photonic interposer
  • heterogeneous integration on chip/chipled-level using photonic short reach interconnects (polymer/glass/SiN)
  • trends in ultra-short reach optical links
  • additive manufacturing and 3D-writing of optical interconnects
  • laser structuring of optical waveguides and interfaces in glass and polymer.
Materials for photonic packaging and interconnects
  • advanced photonics packaging materials
  • thin glass for board, modules, and panel-level-packaging
  • polymers and organic/inorganic hybrid materials for optical interconnects
  • novel nanostructures and nanotechnologies for optical interconnects
  • structured fibers, multicore fibers and other novel optical fibers
  • integrated meta-material applications
  • nanomaterials and applications
  • novel bonding materials and processes
  • meta material for photonic packaging and interconnects.
Conference Chair
The Univ. of Texas at Austin (United States)
Conference Chair
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration IZM (Germany)
Program Committee
US Conec Ltd. (United States)
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Brilliance B.V. (Netherlands)
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Univ. of Delaware (United States)
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ThinkMade Engineering & Consulting (Germany)
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TTM Technologies, Inc. (Finland)
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Keio Univ. (Japan)
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Nanjing Univ. (China)
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VTT Technical Research Ctr. of Finland Ltd. (Finland)
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The Ohio State Univ. (United States)
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OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (Switzerland)
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EPIGAP OSA Photonics GmbH (Germany)
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AEMtec GmbH (Germany)
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Michigan Technological Univ. (United States)
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Tyndall National Institute (Ireland)
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KAIST (Korea, Republic of)
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Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki (Greece)
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Resolute Photonics Ltd. (Ireland)
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ficonTEC Service GmbH (Germany)
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Oregon State Univ. (United States)
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Nanoscribe GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
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Optoelectronics Research Ctr. (United Kingdom)
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AUCCEPT Consulting (Germany)
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Baylor Univ. (United States)
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Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
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Chris Q. Wu
Corning Incorporated (United States)
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ShanghaiTech Univ. (China)
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What you will need to submit

  • Presentation title
  • Author(s) information
  • Speaker biography (1000-character max including spaces)
  • Abstract for technical review (200-300 words; text only)
  • Summary of abstract for display in the program (50-150 words; text only)
  • Keywords used in search for your paper (optional)
Note: Only original material should be submitted. Commercial papers, papers with no new research/development content, and papers with proprietary restrictions will not be accepted for presentation.