Optical links are moving to higher and higher transmission speeds while shrinking to shorter
and shorter ranges where optical links are envisaged even at the chip scale. The scaling in …

Graphene is an ideal material for optoelectronic applications. Its photonic properties give
several advantages and complementarities over Si photonics. For example, graphene …

Silicon photonics is evolving from laboratory research to real-world applications with the
potential to transform many technologies, including optical neural networks and quantum …

Optical modulators are at the heart of optical communication links. Ideally, they should
feature low loss, low drive voltage, large bandwidth, high linearity, compact footprint and low …

Electro-optic modulators are an indispensable part of photonic communication systems,
largely dictating the achievable transmission rate. Recent advances in materials and …

Silicon photonics has developed into a mainstream technology driven by advances in
optical communications. The current generation has led to a proliferation of integrated …

Silicon (Si) photonics is a disruptive technology on the fast track to revolutionise integrated
photonics. An indispensable branch thereof, heterogeneous Si integration, has also evolved …

Resonant modulators encode electrical data onto wavelength-multiplexed optical carriers.
Today, silicon microring modulators are perceived as promising to implement such links; …

The performance of silicon photonic components and integrated circuits has improved
dramatically in recent years. As a key enabler, heterogeneous integration not only provides …

Narrow linewidth lasers have many applications, such as higher order coherent
communications, optical sensing, and metrology. While semiconductor lasers are typically …