Capturing photons (optics), electrons (semis), and dollars (investing), TMT/AI/Semis/Optics/EPDA, 미국인/米國人/Amerikaner, Chicagoan, @uchicago a while ago, DMs open
Photonic packaging remains stubbornly macroscopic.
But this is a nice, approachable example of how an electronic–photonic integrated circuit (EPIC) is packaged in practice. The chip itself is tiny. So most of what you see provides optical alignment, electrical connections, heat dissipation, and mechanical stability...