A new class of hybrid systems that couple optical and mechanical nanoscale devices is
under development. According to their interaction concepts, two groups of opto-mechanical …

Topology optimization is used to design a planar photonic crystal waveguide component
resulting in significantly enhanced functionality. Exceptional transmission through a photonic …

This article reviews mechanically-tunable photonic devices with on-chip integrated
MEMS/NEMS actuators. With related reports mostly published within the last decade, this …

Planar photonic crystal waveguide structures have been modelled using the finite-difference-
time-domain method and perfectly matched layers have been employed as boundary …

We review the basic light‐matter interactions and optical properties of chip‐based single
photon sources, that are enabled by integrating single quantum dots with planar photonic …

Topology optimization has been used to design a 60° bend in a single-mode planar
photonic crystal waveguide. The design has been realized in a silicon-on-insulator material …

A photonic crystal waveguide splitter that exhibits ultralow-loss 3-dB splitting for TE-
polarized light is fabricated in silicon-on-insulator material by use of deep UV lithography …

In this paper we demonstrate silicon on insulator (SOI) sub-wavelength grating (SWG)
optical components for integrated optics and sensing. Light propagation in SWG devices is …

A compact diplexer is designed using a silicon photonic-crystal directional coupler of length
comparable to the incident wavelength. The diplexer theoretically and experimentally …

We propose a new power-splitting scheme in two-dimensional photonic crystals that can be
applicable to photonic integrated circuits. The proposed power-splitting mechanism is …