A photonic integrated circuit, PIC, comprising: an integrated optic device disposed on a substrate; and an integrated optic structure disposed on the substrate around the integrated optic device, the integrated optic structure comprising: an array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) arranged to collect non-guided stray light produced by the integrated optic device, each stray light collector (110, 412, 504) further comprising a waveguide (110, 412, 504) that collects stray light, the waveguide (110, 412, 504) having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed proximal to the integrated optic device, and the second end linked to a secondary waveguide (202, 506) so that the stray light is guided continuously from the stray light collector (110, 412, 504) to the secondary waveguide (202, 506); and a light damper configured to receive the non-guided stray light collected by the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) and to mitigate the non-guided stray light; wherein each secondary waveguide (202, 506) continuously guides collected stray light to the light damper, wherein the first end of each waveguide (110, 412, 504) is tapered to increase a mode-field size and the non-guided stray light propagates along a path, and the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) is disposed in the path so as to be aligned with a propagation direction of the non-guided stray light and configured to facilitate reception of the non-guided stray light into the first end of the waveguide (110, 412, 504). an integrated optic device disposed on a substrate; and an integrated optic structure disposed on the substrate around the integrated optic device, the integrated optic structure comprising: an array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) arranged to collect non-guided stray light produced by the integrated optic device, each stray light collector (110, 412, 504) further comprising a waveguide (110, 412, 504) that collects stray light, the waveguide (110, 412, 504) having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed proximal to the integrated optic device, and the second end linked to a secondary waveguide (202, 506) so that the stray light is guided continuously from the stray light collector (110, 412, 504) to the secondary waveguide (202, 506); and a light damper configured to receive the non-guided stray light collected by the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) and to mitigate the non-guided stray light; wherein each secondary waveguide (202, 506) continuously guides collected stray light to the light damper, wherein the first end of each waveguide (110, 412, 504) is tapered to increase a mode-field size and the non-guided stray light propagates along a path, and the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) is disposed in the path so as to be aligned with a propagation direction of the non-guided stray light and configured to facilitate reception of the non-guided stray light into the first end of the waveguide (110, 412, 504). an array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) arranged to collect non-guided stray light produced by the integrated optic device, each stray light collector (110, 412, 504) further comprising a waveguide (110, 412, 504) that collects stray light, the waveguide (110, 412, 504) having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed proximal to the integrated optic device, and the second end linked to a secondary waveguide (202, 506) so that the stray light is guided continuously from the stray light collector (110, 412, 504) to the secondary waveguide (202, 506); and a light damper configured to receive the non-guided stray light collected by the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) and to mitigate the non-guided stray light; wherein each secondary waveguide (202, 506) continuously guides collected stray light to the light damper, wherein the first end of each waveguide (110, 412, 504) is tapered to increase a mode-field size and the non-guided stray light propagates along a path, and the array of stray light collectors (110, 412, 504) is disposed in the path so as to be aligned with a propagation direction of the non-guided stray light and configured to facilitate reception of the non-guided stray light into the first end of the waveguide (110, 412, 504).