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OptoElectronics Application Notes

Application Notes

Logitech have made available a wide range of optoelectronics application notes in order for you to gain a deeper understanding of the technologies involved in working with certain materials and applications.

Each application note details process requirements, methodologies and system specifications required in order to process a sample to its optimum geometric control. Simply select one of the following documents, complete our short form and we will send the literature to you either by email or post.


DWDM Processes
Dense Wavelength Division Multi-plexing (DWDM) is a fibre optic transmission technology that employs light wavelengths to transmit data parallel-by-bit or serial-by-character. It is a key enabling technology used in optical networking systems and provides dramatic capacity increases combining multiple tightly controlled wavelengths of laser onto a single fibre path.

MEMS Device Processing
MEMS, or Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, are becoming increasingly popular. Used commercially as miniature sensors, controllers or actuators, MEMS devices prevent cumbersome electrical components from being used since the electronics are placed directly onto the devices themselves.

Polishing Silicon Carbide Substrates
Silicon Carbide is emerging as one of the most useful of the wide band gap semiconductor materials. Its high thermal conductivity and melting point make it an excellent substrate for high power amplifier devices, such as television transmitters. This application note details how Logitech equipment can be applied to achieve precision processing of this material.

Processing CVD Diamond
The use of thin film diamond for 'heat sink' electronic and opto-electronic applications in the semiconductor manufacturing industry has slowly increased over the last few years. Logitech has invested significant development time on this application and as a result is able to offer a complete lapping and polishing system package which is specifically suited to polishing CVD Diamond.

Sapphire Wafer Backthinning
Single crystal sapphire is widely used to fabricate optical windows and laser components. Recently sapphire has also emerged as a prime substrate material for the growth of gallium nitride films, used to make blue laser diodes. Logitech have developed a system that will successfully process sapphire wafers and this Application Note gives details of how the process is achieved.