Author Affiliations

P. D. Townsend,^(1),* A. Clarke,⁽¹⁾ P. Ossieur,⁽¹⁾ D. W. Smith,⁽²⁾ A. Borghesani,⁽²⁾ D.G. Moodie,⁽²⁾ I.F. Lealman,⁽²⁾ X.Z. Qiu,⁽³⁾ J. Bauwelinck,⁽³⁾ X. Yin,⁽³⁾ K. Grobe,⁽⁴⁾ B. T. Teipen,⁽⁴⁾ R. Jensen,⁽⁵⁾ N. Parsons,⁽⁵⁾ and E. Kehayas⁽⁶⁾

⁽¹⁾Photonic Systems Group, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland

⁽²⁾CIP Technologies, Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RE, UK

⁽³⁾INTEC/IMEC, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Gent, Belgium

⁽⁴⁾ADVA AG Optical Networking, Fraunhoferstr. 9a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany

⁽⁵⁾Polatis Ltd., Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 OWN UK

⁽⁶⁾Constellex Technology Enablers Ltd., Corallia Microelectronics Innovation Center, Sorou 12, Marousi, 15125, Athens, Greece

^*Corresponding author: paul.townsend@tyndall.ie