Dedicated multi-project wafer (MPW) runs for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) from Si
foundries mean that researchers and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) can now afford to …

The use of silicon nitride in integrated photonics has rapidly progressed in recent decades.
Ultra-low-loss waveguides based on silicon nitride are a favorable platform for the research …

Due to its properties, lithium niobate is one of the most suitable material platforms for the
implementation of integrated optical quantum circuits. With the commercialization of lithium …

Silicon photonics research can be dated back to the 1980s. However, the previous decade
has witnessed an explosive growth in the field. Silicon photonics is a disruptive technology …

Hybrid photonic integration combines complementary advantages of different material
platforms, offering superior performance and flexibility compared with monolithic …

An explosive increase in volume of global network and data center traffic requires an
interconnection scheme with low cost, high energy efficiency, and high bandwidth capacity …

Silicon photonics is widely acknowledged as a game-changing technology, driven by the
needs of datacom and telecom. Silicon photonics builds on highly capital-intensive …

Packaging of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips is an essential and critical step before
they can be integrated into functional optoelectronic systems. Photonic packaging is …

A successful design, fabrication and test of silicon photonic circuits requires design tools,
process design kits (PDKs), foundries for fabrication, and test facilities. This paper describes …

The recent development of plasmonics has overcome the optical diffraction limit and
fostered the development of several important components including nanolasers, low …