Much has been contemplated and stated about the potential and complexity of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) to be viable at scale for Quantum 2.0. We will take a full-circle approach by covering leading-edge work around the various passive components, active components, and material systems. We will discuss how fabless, fabs, and software simulators and multiple leading highly funded quantum computing companies ultimately need PICs to scale their technologies. We will explore where the state of the art is today and where it will need to be in the future. Ultimately, PICs are essential to quantum, but quantum technology will disrupt classic photonics via higher levels of integration.

Moderator

Mark Wippich​ CEO MPW (United States)

Panelists

Expert on PICs for Quantum

Kartik Srinivasan Project Leader and Fellow National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) (United States)

Fabless PIC Players

Tin Komljenovic​​ CEO Nexus Photonics (United States)

Zach Newman​ Co-Founder Octave Photonics (United States)

Simulations and Design Player

Chris Maloney​ Managing Director of US Operations VPIphotonics (United States)

PIC Fab Player

Luc Augustin​​ CTO SMART photonics (Netherlands)

Highly Funded PIC End Users

Brennan Peterson​​ Sr. Director PIC Test and Measurement(T&M) PsiQuantum (United States)

Jeremy Sage Director of Integrated Devices IonQ (United States)