An overview is presented of the current state‐of‐the‐art in silicon nanophotonic ring
resonators. Basic theory of ring resonators is discussed, and applied to the peculiarities of …

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 …

Although high-speed all-optical switches are expected to replace their electrical
counterparts in information processing, their relatively large size and power consumption …

High-index-contrast, wavelength-scale structures are key to ultracompact integration of
photonic integrated circuits. The fabrication of these nanophotonic structures in silicon-on …

The realization of miniaturized optofluidic platforms offers potential for achieving more
functional and more compact devices. Such integrated systems bring fluid and light together …

Recently, strongly modulated photonic crystals, fabricated by the state-of-the-art
semiconductor nanofabrication process, have realized various novel optical properties. This …

Since the advent of quantum mechanics and the clear demonstration of the existence
of'matter waves', physicists have never failed to take advantage of concepts and theoretical …

We pursued the extremely low loss of photonic-crystal waveguides composed of a silicon
slab with high resistivity (20 kΩ-cm) in the terahertz region. Propagation and bending losses …

The ability to directly modulate a nanocavity laser with ultralow power consumption is
essential for the realization of a CMOS-integrated, on-chip photonic network, as several …

Formulas are presented that provide clear physical insight into the phenomenon of extrinsic
optical scattering loss in photonic crystal waveguides due to random fabrication …