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      Electrical Characterisation

      The main focus of research activities pursued by our physics team is the development and characterisa-tion of electrical and electro-optical components.

      Competencies

      Development of new designs and processes

      • Active region (electrical design, waveguides)
      • Metallisations and dielectrics
      • Assembly and packaging

      Theoretical and practical design verification

      • Calculations (FEM, Matlab, own tools)

      • Electrical and optical characterisation

      Parametric electrical analysis

      • I-V, C-V
      • Static and dynamic
      • Temperature-related

      Full electro-optical characterisation of laser diodes

      • PIV curves, -80°C to 80°C, cw to 200 MHz
      • Spectral characterisation, 300 - 2500 nm
      • Beam profile: near and far field characterisation

      Colour and rightness characterisation of light sources

      • Professional integrating sphere with a diameter of 1 m
      •  Endurance tests using in-house climate chambers
      • Construction of endurance test systems
      • Consultation on the definition and analysis of endurance tests
      • Support in creating reliability models
      • Support in error mode analysis
      • Structures for optical imaging
      • Beam formation from beam sources
      • Optical calculations and analyses