Semiconductor device integration manipulates/ positions microscopic photonic devices accurately, furthering scalable manufacturing

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-scientists-key-generation-optical-chips.html#google_vignette

"µm-scale photonic crystal cavities trapping/ manipulating light without variations introduced during fabrication, enabling building large arrays identical units directly on-chips... placing cavities onto a new chip, precisely measuring/ sorting each by its optical characteristics in real time... custom optical measurement during integration... enables more effective/ complex designs... observe dynamic response to printing process, enabling rearrangement after they have been fabricated... quantum, telecommunications, sensing"