Silicon photonics has experienced phenomenal transformations over the last decade. In this
paper, we present some of the notable advances in silicon-based passive and active optical …

A photodetector (PD) converts optical signals into electrical ones and is widely used in
optical interconnect. High‐speed PDs are in high demand as they are necessary to meet …

High speed photodetectors are a key building block, which allow a large wavelength range
of detection from 850 nm to telecommunication standards at optical fiber band passes of 1.3 …

We demonstrate a very efficient high speed silicon modulator with an ultralow π-phase-shift
voltage-length product V_πL= 1.4 V-cm. The device is based on a Mach-Zehnder …

Spectrally pure microwave sources are highly desired for several applications, ranging from
wireless communication to next generation radar technology and metrology. Additionally, to …

Using low parasitic microsolder bumping, we hybrid integrated efficient photonic devices
from different platforms with advanced 40 nm CMOS VLSI circuits to build ultra-low power …

We demonstrate a compact waveguide-based high-speed Ge electro-absorption (EA)
modulator integrated with a single mode 3µm silicon-on-isolator (SOI) waveguide. The Ge …

We present two effective approaches to improve the responsivity of high speed waveguide-
based Ge photodetectors integrated on a 0.25 μm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform. The …

We describe transmitter and receiver circuits for a 10-Gbps single-ended optical link in a 40-
nm CMOS technology. The circuits are bonded using low-parasitic micro-solder bumps to …

Instantaneous frequency measurement (IFM) of microwave signals is a fundamental
functionality for applications ranging from electronic warfare to biomedical technology …