The MIP variant for Si-photonic hardware in the loop bridges the gap between algorithmic/architectural exploration and stimulus, and measurement of photonic hardware in the loop of a prototype microsystem. It presents a modular, desktop environment for Si-photonic chip prototyping in a system context.
The platform integrates a PXIe-based control system which includes a system-level design environment, data acquisition, FPGA based signal/control processing, and power supplies, with generic optical source and detection modules and a feedback-controlled optical fibre alignment system.
