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Recently, strongly modulated photonic crystals, fabricated by the state-of-the-art
semiconductor nanofabrication process, have realized various novel optical properties. This …

In this paper, we review the hybrid silicon photonic integration platform and its use for optical
links. In this platform, a III/V layer is bonded to a fully processed silicon-on-insulator wafer …

We demonstrate reduction of the free-carrier lifetime in a silicon nanowaveguide from 3 ns to
12.2 ps by applying a reverse bias across an integrated pin diode. This observation …

Due to recent breakthroughs, silicon photonics is now the most active discipline within the
field of integrated optics and, at the same time, a present reality with commercial products …

We experimentally measure the optical nonlinearities in hydrogenated-amorphous silicon (a-
Si: H) waveguides through the transmission of ultra-short pulses. The measured two-photon …

Projected demands in information bandwidth have resulted in a paradigm shift from
electrical to optical interconnects. Switches, modulators and wavelength converters have all …

While transistor performance and energy efficiency have dramatically improved in recent
years, electrical interconnect improvements has failed to keep pace. Recent advances in …

We demonstrate a scalable, energy-efficient, and pragmatic method for high-bandwidth
wavelength multicasting using FWM in silicon photonic nanowires. We experimentally …

The nonlinear properties of a low loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon core fiber have
been characterized for transmission of high power pulses at 1540nm. Numerical modelling …