The field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
is reviewed. This field leverages mechanics at the nanometer to micrometer scale to improve …

Optomechanical sensing based on the coupling between mechanical motions and optical
resonances has attracted huge interest in sensor applications due to its small footprint, high …

Integrated quantum photonics enables the generation, manipulation, and detection of
quantum states of light in miniaturized waveguide circuits. Implementation of these three …

A new class of hybrid systems that couple optical and mechanical nanoscale devices is
under development. According to their interaction concepts, two groups of opto-mechanical …

This article reviews mechanically-tunable photonic devices with on-chip integrated
MEMS/NEMS actuators. With related reports mostly published within the last decade, this …

We demonstrate theoretically that waveguide-coupled cavities with embedded two-level
emitters can act as a highly efficient, high-fidelity single-photon switch. The photon switch is …

Nano-opto-electro-mechanical systems (NOEMS), considered as new platforms to study
electronic and mechanical freedoms in the field of nanophotonics, have gained rapid …

Towards building large-scale integrated photonic systems for quantum information
processing, spatial and spectral alignment of single quantum systems to photonic …

Semiconductor quantum dots in photonic integrated circuits enable scaling quantum‐
information processing to many single photons and quantum‐optical gates. Obtaining high …

Photonic molecules have a range of promising applications including quantum information
processing, where precise control of coupling strength is critical. Here, by laterally shifting …