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Slow light with a remarkably low group velocity is a promising solution for buffering and time-
domain processing of optical signals. It also offers the possibility for spatial compression of …

Bat algorithm (BA) is one of the recently proposed heuristic algorithms imitating the
echolocation behavior of bats to perform global optimization. The superior performance of …

Develo** an optical amplifier on silicon is essential for the success of silicon-on-insulator
(SOI) photonic integrated circuits. Recently, optical gain with a 1-nm bandwidth was …

Focus Serial: Frontiers of Nonlinear Optics Several kinds of nonlinear optical effects have
been observed in recent years using silicon waveguides, and their device applications are …

Digital devices are the essential building blocks of any modern electronic system. Fibres
containing digital devices could enable fabrics with digital system capabilities for …

To meet the increasing demand for higher capacity in optical communications, signal
transmission at higher modulation rates and over a broader wavelength range will be …

Group IV photonics hold great potential for nonlinear applications in the near-and mid-
infrared (IR) wavelength ranges, exhibiting strong nonlinearities in bulk materials, high index …

We review recent progress in inducing and harnessing stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)
in integrated photonic circuits. Exciting SBS in a chip-scale device is challenging due to the …

Focus Serial: Frontiers of Nonlinear Optics We review recent research on nonlinear optical
interactions in waveguides with sub-micron transverse dimensions, which are termed …