Sl No
Equipment Name
Specifications
Charges/Hr
IITM User
Startup, R&D and Other Lab User
Industry User
1
Fully Automatic Silicon Photonics Probe Station
(Formfactor)
(i) new advanced 200 mm (upto 8 inch) fast stage, cassette handling up to 50 wafers
(ii) Surface coupling & horizontal edge coupling support for optical fibers to PICs
(iii) High-accuracy electrical measurements (DC, RF/mmW/THz, IV/CV) with ultra-low noise performance
(iv) wide temperature range of -60oC to 300oC in both closed and open environments with FormFactor IceShieldTM
(v) Velox control software + modern UI for simplified setup, mapping, and automation
4,000/- 12,000/- 20,000/-
2 Manual Silicon Photonics Probe Station
(Formfactor)
(i)Surface coupling & horizontal edge coupling support for optical fibers to PICs
(ii) Tip-tilt base positioner with 6 degrees of freedom for fine manual angle/position adjustment
(iii) Compatible with single fibers and fiber arrays for flexible photonics setups
(iv) Velox control software + modern UI for simplified setup, mapping, and automation
(v) high-quality imaging with eVue digital imaging or SlimVue microscope.
3,000/- 9,000/- 15,000/-
3 Optical Bench Silicon Photonics Station
(Indigenous Set-up)
(i) Surface coupling & horizontal edge coupling support for optical fibers to PICs
(ii) Tip-tilt base positioner with 6 degrees of freedom (middle stage) for fine manual angle/position adjustment
(iii) Compatible with single fibers and fiber arrays for flexible photonics setups
2,000/- 6,000/- 10,000/-
4 Wet bench
(Wafer Cleaning Station)
(i) Different chemical baths are available for wafer cleaning, such as SC-1 (Standard Clean 1), SC-2 (Standard Clean 2), DI water rinse, and HF bath.
(ii) Heated tanks are provided for hot chemical processes such as Piranha cleaning and RCA cleaning
(iii) Timer-controlled process steps are available to ensure repeatable and precise processing
1,500/- 3,000/- 6,000/-
5 Chemical Mechanical Polishing
(Logitech CMP Tribo)
Sample Size: 2 inch & 4 inch
Materials: Si/ SiO2/Si3N4
Surface Roughness: less than 2 nm
4,000/- 12,000/- 20,000/-
6 Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector
(Single Quantum Netherlands)
Wavelength range: 1500-1600 nm
Efficiency: more than 85 %
Dark count rate: less than 200 Hz
Number of channels: 8
2,000/- 6,000/- 10,000/-
7 Arbitrary Waveform Generator
(Keysight M8100A)
Analog Bandwidth: 50 GHz
Sampling Speed: 128 Gsps
Number of channels: 2
3,000/- 9,000/- 15,000/-
8 Real Time Oscilloscope
(Keysight UXR0502A)
Analog Bandwidth: 50 GHz
Sampling Speed: 256 Gsps
Number of channels: 2
3,000/- 9,000/- 15,000/-
9 Lightwave Component Analyzer 1
(Keysight N4373E)
RF Frequency: Upto 50 GHz
Max. Optical Input: +17 dBm
Max RF Power: +15 dBm
3,000/- 9,000/- 15,000/-
10 Wave Shaper 1
(II-VI 4000B)
Wavelength Range: 1530 nm to 1568 nm
Filter Bandwidth: 10 GHz to 5 THz
1,600/- 4,800/- 8,000/-
11 Wave Shaper 2
(II-VI 1000A)
Wavelength Range: 1530 nm to 1565 nm
Filter Bandwidth: 10 GHz to 5 THz
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
12 Optical Spectrum Analyser 1
(Apex AP 2043 B)
Wavelength Range: 1519 nm to 1629 nm
Resolution Bandwidth: 0.8 pm
Measurement Level Range: -70 dBm to +10 dBm
1,600/- 4,800/- 8,000/-
13 Optical Spectrum Analyser 2
(Apex AP 2043 B)
Wavelength Range: 1519 nm to 1629 nm
Resolution Bandwidth: 0.04 pm
Measurement Level Range: -70 dBm to +10 dBm
1,600/- 4,800/- 8,000/-
14 Lightwave Component Analyzer 2
(Keysight N37A)
RF Frequency: Upto 26.5 GHz
Max. Optical Input: +17 dBm
Max RF Power: +15 dBm
2,000/- 6,000/- 10,000/-
15 Tunable Laser Source 1
(Santec TSL 570)
Wavelength Range: 1500 nm to 1630 nm
Max Output Power: +13 dBm
Wavelength Resolution: 0.1 pm
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
16 Tunable Laser Source 2
(Apex AP 3350A)
Wavelength Range: 1526 nm to 1608 nm
Max Output Power: +13 dBm
Wavelength Resolution: 1 pm
600/- 1,800/- 3,000/-
17 Tunable Laser Source 3
(Santec TSL 210)
Wavelength Range: 1500 nm to 1620 nm
Max Output Power: +10 dBm
Wavelength Resolution: 1 pm
400/- 1,200/- 2,000/-
18 Mode Lock Laser
(Pritel UOC-0.5-20G)
Wavelength Range: 1530 nm to 1565 nm
Peak Power: 1 W
Pulse Repetition Rate: 500 MHz, 1 GHz, 10 GHz, 20 GHz
Pulse Width: 1.3 ps to 16 ps
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
19 WDM Optical Source
(ThorLabs Pro-8000-4)
No. of Channel: 8
Output Power: 20 mW
Wavelength resolution 1pm
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
20 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier 1
(Pritel FA-33-IO)
Wavelength Range: 1535 nm to 1565 nm
Input Power: > 0 dBm
Saturated Output Power: ≥ 33 dBm
400/- 1,200/- 2,000/-
21 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier 2
(Pritel SP-PMFA-33-IO)
Polaization Maintained
Wavelength Range: 1535 nm to 1565 nm
Input Power: > -3 dBm
Saturated Output Power: ≥ 33 dBm
400/- 1,200/- 2,000/-
22 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier 3
(Pritel FA 37)
Wavelength Range: 1535 nm to 1565 nm
Input Power: -10 dBm to + 20 dBm
Saturated Output Power: ≥ 37 dBm
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
23 Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier 4
(Pritel FA 37)
Wavelength Range: 1535 nm to 1565 nm
Input Power: -10 dBm to + 20 dBm
Saturated Output Power: ≥ 37 dBm
800/- 2,400/- 4,000/-
24 Phase Noise Analyzer
(holzworth instrumentation HA7062D)
RF I/P Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 26 GHz
RF I/P Measurement Level: - 5 dBm to + 20 dBm
400/- 1,200/- 2,000/-
25 Stabilized Broadband Source
(Infinion Research infini-light)
Wavelength range: 1300 nm to 1620 nm
10 dB Width: 100nm
Peak power density : - 20 dBm to - 25 dBm
400/- 1,200/- 2,000/-

System engineers will be assigned depending on the type of experiments and a service charge of Rs. 2500/hour will be applicable.
For External Users, additional GST is applicable.
For detailed inquiry contact cto-cppics[at]ee.iitm.ac.in