Optics offers unique opportunities for reducing energy in information processing and
communications while simultaneously resolving the problem of interconnect bandwidth …

The stabilization and manipulation of laser frequency by means of an external cavity are
nearly ubiquitously used in fundamental research and laser applications. While most of the …

The high index contrast silicon-on-insulator platform is the dominant CMOS compatible
platform for photonic integration. The successful use of silicon photonic chips in optical …

The realization of gigahertz bandwidth modulators out of silicon-based technology in the
early 2000s marked a cornerstone of silicon photonics development. While modulation …

Silicon microring resonators have been hailed for their potential use in next-generation
optical interconnects. However, the functionality of silicon microring based devices suffer …

This Tutorial will discuss the motivation, benefits, and challenges of photonic switching in
data centers and cover prospects of future data centers involving emerging new …

Silicon photonics will provide low-cost, high-bandwidth and compact optical components for
a wide range of applications in optical communications and interconnects. One of the cited …

Thermal actuators are among the most consolidated and widespread devices for the active
control of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). As a main drawback, mutual thermal crosstalk …

We describe a novel approach for CMOS-compatible passively temperature insensitive
silicon based optical devices using titanium oxide cladding which has a negative thermo …

In the last decade, silicon photonic switches are increasingly believed to be potential
candidates for replacing the electrical switches in the applications of telecommunication …