2nd PRISM Silicon Photonics Hands-on Design Workshop
The workshop will be held offline on-site at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, from 17 to 20 February 2026. The hands-on silicon photonics design workshop is based on the Ansys Lumerical EDA platform. The workshop will be a combination of theory and design. The participants will get an insight into the fabrication and characterisation constraints as well. As a participant, you will be taken through the full development cycle from design idea to chip characterisation.
Towards the end of the workshop, participants will be given a Design challenge. The winners of the Design Challenge will have the opportunity to have their design fabricated at the National Nano Fabrication Centre (NNFC) and characterised in the Photonics Research Lab, at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The design will then be characterized in the Photonics Research Lab, after which the results will be shared with the participants.
Registration confirmation against screening. Since we have limited seats, the selection for the course will be based on the applicant’s background and suitability. After registration confirmation, the applicant can pay the registration fee to confirm their seat. we shall send registration confirmation in the fourth week of January 2026.
The course will be offered by subject experts from IISc and CADFEM application engineers.
Registration Fee:
- Registration cost for Industry Professionals = 22,500+18% GST
- Startups/University faculty = 18,500.00+18% GST
- University students = 9,500.00+ 18% GST
The registration cost includes training material and catering.
*Rental laptop during the workshop at an additional cost.
Last date for registration requests is January 23, 2026.
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/mRLAZT6GzU
For any query related to the workshop, please write to prism-pic@iisc.ac.in.
Please mention “Si photonics workshop” in the subject.
| Day | Content |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 17th February | Session 1 |
| Inauguration and introduction to the course | |
| Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit basics | |
| Photonic Integrated Circuits Design Ecosystem | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Session 2 | |
| Waveguide basics and directional coupler | |
| Wavelength filter basics, Ring resonator, and interferometer Light-chip coupler: Edge and Grating coupler and Silicon modulator |
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| Wednesday 18th February | Session 3 |
| Ansys Lumerical Photonics Design and Simulation software: Introduction | |
| Hands-on: Waveguide and directional coupler design | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Session 4 | |
| Hands-on: Ring resonator and interferometer design and optimisation | |
| Thursday 19th February | Session 5 |
| Hands-on: Light-chip coupler: Edge and Grating coupler | |
| Hands-on: Silicon modulator | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Session 6 | |
| Fabrication process overview | |
| Hands-on: Design to Layout Conversion, GDS Factory | |
| Friday 20th February | Session 7 |
| Project design challenge | |
| Visit to the Nanofabrication facility | |
| Lunch Break | |
| Session 8 | |
| Photonic IC Characterization: Visit and Demo — Characterization and Packaging Facility, Photonics Research Laboratory | |
| Valedictory Function / Feedback |