“Optical chips” support our smartphones and the global internet. Currently, they are manufactured in massive factories and discarded after use. We are challenging this norm by developing “Table-top Fabrication,” a technology to print and integrate optical circuits on demand using a desktop printer. Furthermore, we are pioneering “Ephemeral Photonics”—a new, eco-friendly lifecycle for optical devices where circuits are born from liquid ink, function dynamically through molecular circulation, and naturally degrade or are reconfigured after their role is complete.
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The Main Research Topics
◆Table-top fabrication of next-generation photonic integrated circuits
◆Establishing a sustainable optical ecosystem and exploring cyclic devices
◆Development of extreme photonic devices based on organic-inorganic hybrids