Thanks OZ, nicely presented:

I think this also answered SteveWilson's question re the hiring that we have seen. Sounds like we are now at the target level for staffing:

The planned initiatives are expected to gradually add up to 30 engineers and scientists to POET, as the R&D center is established.

Additionally I really enjoyed reading the article you linked to yesterday by Chee-Wei Lee - A*STAR re InP plasma etching recipe that delivers very accurate and sharp vertical sidewalls. I recall Geoff Taylor utilizing Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in the etching process. I had never heard of using that gas before as it tends to be very nasty when exposed to an arc.

I think your post offers a pretty clear picture of just how connected the community is allowing POET to have access to these experts and it really demonstrates why Singapore was such a good choice for providing collaborations with A*Star and academia.

I don’t think the majority of people realize just how cutting edge (no pun intended) and important the process described in Dr Chee-Wee Lee’s paper is to reduce propagation loss.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319882281_Sub-Micron_Anisotropic_InP-based_III-V_Semiconductor_Material_Deep_Etching_for_On-Chip_Laser_Photonics_Devices