With the development of silicon photonics, dense photonic integrated circuits play a
significant role in applications such as light detection and ranging systems, photonic …

Unitary optical processors (UOPs) are task-specific computing units that can ultimately
enable ultrafast and energy-efficient unitary matrix-vector multiplications based on the …

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) provide a promising platform for miniaturized on‐chip
optical systems for communication, computation, and sensing applications. The dense …

We look at the opportunities presented by the new concepts of generic programmable
photonic integrated circuits (PIC) to deploy photonics on a larger scale. Programmable PICs …

The emerging fields of silicon (Si) photonic micro–electromechanical systems (MEMS) and
optomechanics enable a wide range of novel high-performance photonic devices with ultra …

This study demonstrates a monolithic 1 x 4 optical switch composed of a planar micro-
electro-mechanical system (MEMS) integrated with silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides. The …

Low-power and compact phase shifters are crucial for large photonic circuits, both to cope
with variability and to create programmable waveguide circuits scaling to thousands of …

Entering the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) and fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the
demand for compact, cost-effective, and high-performance sensors and actuators is …

We report on a 32× 32 silicon photonic micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) switch
with gap-adjustable directional couplers. The switch is fabricated on 200-mm silicon-on …

Directional couplers are extensively used in photonic integrated circuits as basic
components for efficient on-chip photonic signal routing. Conventionally, directional …