GLOSSARY

A

AOM Acousto-optic modulator
AWG Arrayed waveguide grating

 

B

BB(s) Building Block(s)
BOX Buried oxide

 

C

CAGR Compound annual growth rate
CMOS Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

 

D

DCI Data Center Interconnect
DFG Difference frequency generation
DUV Deep ultraviolet

 

E

EBL Electron beam lithography
EMI Electromagnetic interference
EO Electro-optic
ESA European Space Agency

 

F

FOG Fiber-optic gyroscope
FSR Free spectral range
FTL Fast tunable lasers

 

G

GDS Graphic Data System
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System

 

H

HTO High-temperature oxide

 

I

IOT Internet of things
IR Infrared

L

LNOI  Lithium niobate on insulator

M

MEMS Microelectromechanical systems
MMI Multi-mode interferometer
MIMO Multiple-input and multiple-output
M-Z Mach-Zehnder

 

N

NIR Near-infrared

 

P

PCB Printed circuit boards
PDE Plasma dispersion effect
PDK Process Design Kit
PECVD Plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition
PIC Photonic Integrated Circuit
PPLN Periodically-poled lithium niobate
PWB Photonic Wire Bonding

 

Q

QPSK Quadrature phase-shift keying

 

R

RF Radiofrequency
R-FOG Resonant fiber-optic gyroscope
RRs Ring resonators

 

S

SEM Scanning electron microscope
SFG Sum frequency generation
SHG Second-harmonic generation
SIBH Semi-insulating buried heterostructure
SMF Single-mode fiber
SOI Silicon on insulator

 

T

TEOS Tetraethyl orthosilicate