We review the history, development, design principles, experimental operating
characteristics, and specialized architectures of interband cascade lasers for the mid-wave …

There is currently much activity toward the integration of mid-infrared semiconductor lasers
on Si substrates for developing a variety of smart, compact, sensors based on Si-photonics …

Realizing efficient on-chip light sources has long been the “holy-grail” for Si-photonics
research. Several important breakthroughs were made in this field in the past few years. In …

Space-to-ground high-speed transmission is of utmost importance for the development of a
worldwide broadband network. Mid-infrared wavelengths offer numerous advantages for …

Silicon (Si) photonics has recently emerged as a key enabling technology in many
application fields thanks to the mature Si process technology, the large silicon wafer size …

We demonstrate mid-infrared ring resonators fabricated in an In 0.53 Ga 0.47 As/InP
materials platform operating at a wavelength of approximately 5.2 μm with quality factors …

Mid-infrared (MIR) silicon photonics holds the potential for realizing next generation
ultracompact spectroscopic systems for applications in gas sensing, defense, and medical …

The direct epitaxial growth of III-V semiconductor lasers on standard, CMOS-compatible, on-
axis (001) Si substrates is actively sought for the realization of active photonic integrated …

Excellent photovoltaic abilities in a 2D excitonic solar cell based on staggered type-II van
der Waals (vdW) hetero-bilayers comprising of semiconducting ZrS 3 monolayer and …

Mid-infrared semiconductor lasers in photonic integrated circuits are of considerable interest
for a variety of industrial, environmental, and medical applications. However, photonic …