Technologies for efficient generation and fast scanning of narrow free-space laser beams
find major applications in three-dimensional (3D) imaging and map**, like Lidar for …

As society's appetite for information continues to grow, so does our need to process this
information with increasing speed and versatility. Many believe that the one-size-fits-all …

Increasing demand for every faster information throughput is driving the emergence of
integrated photonic technology. The traditional silicon platform used for integrated …

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 …

Large-scale optoelectronics integration is limited by the inability of Si to emit light efficiently,
because Si and the chemically well-matched Ge are indirect-bandgap semiconductors. To …

Serving as the electrical to optical converter, the on-chip silicon light source is an
indispensable component of silicon photonic technologies and has long been pursued …

Efficient coupling of III–V light sources to silicon photonic circuits is one of the key
challenges of integrated optics. Important requirements are low coupling losses, as well as a …

This book sets out to build bridges between the domains of photonic device physics and
neural networks, providing a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of" …

We review recent breakthroughs in the silicon photonic technology and components, and
describe progress in silicon photonic integrated circuits. Heterogeneous silicon photonics …

Heterogeneous silicon photonics using wafer bonding is reaching maturity with commercial
products for the data center market being shipped in volume. Here we give an overview of …