Programmable multifunctional integrated nanophotonics (PMIN) is a new paradigm that
aims at designing common integrated optical hardware configurations, which by suitable …

A dual-mode 3 dB power coupler based on silicon-on-insulator platform for mode division
multiplexing system is proposed and demonstrated. The device, which consists of a tapered …

We describe the advances that we, and others, have reported during the last years in the
area of programmable microwave photonic processors. Following a brief historical sketch …

This Letter presents both numerical and experimental results of a polarization-independent
directional coupler based on slot waveguides with a subwavelength grating. The measured …

We analyze and explore the potential that waveguide-mesh-based architectures used in
programmable photonic integrated circuits can be configured to enable true time optical …

Efficient power splitting is a fundamental functionality in silicon photonic integrated circuits,
but state-of-the-art power-division architectures are hampered by limited operational …

A fundamental component of an integrated quantum optical circuit is an on-chip beam-
splitter operating at the single-photon level. Here, we demonstrate the monolithic integration …

High-performance optical beam splitters are of fundamental importance for the development
of advanced silicon photonics integrated circuits. However, due to the high refractive index …

A silicon polarizing beam splitter is designed and fabricated based on an asymmetric slot
waveguide structure without adopting additional strip-slot waveguide mode converters. The …

We report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of a 1× 4 silicon-on-insulator (SOI)
demultiplexer exhibiting a significant reduction of its thermo-optical sensitivity in the O-band …