Silicon photonics has experienced phenomenal transformations over the last decade. In this
paper, we present some of the notable advances in silicon-based passive and active optical …

The majority of the most successful optical modulators in silicon demonstrated in recent
years operate via the plasma dispersion effect and are more specifically based upon free …

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

Broadband electro-optic intensity modulators are essential to convert electrical signals to the
optical domain. The growing interest in terahertz wireless applications demands modulators …

Integrated quantum photonic applications, providing physically guaranteed communications
security, subshot-noise measurement, and tremendous computational power, are nearly …

To keep pace with the demands in optical communications, electro-optic modulators should
feature large bandwidths, operate across all telecommunication windows, offer a small …

Electro-optic modulation at frequencies of 100 GHz and beyond is important for photonic-
electronic signal processing at the highest speeds. To date, however, only a small number of …

Energy-efficient electro-optic modulators are at the heart of short-reach optical interconnects,
and silicon photonics is considered the leading technology for realizing such devices …

Photonic miniaturization requires seamless integration of linear and nonlinear optical
components to achieve passive and active functions simultaneously. Among the available …

On-chip integration of quantum optical systems could be a major factor enabling photonic
quantum technologies. Unlike the case of electronics, where the essential device is the …