Integrated silicon photonics has sparked a significant ramp-up of investment in both
academia and industry as a scalable, power-efficient, and eco-friendly solution. At the heart …

Realizing efficient on-chip light sources has long been the “holy-grail” for Si-photonics
research. Several important breakthroughs were made in this field in the past few years. In …

In recent years, optical modulators, photodetectors,(de) multiplexers, and heterogeneously
integrated lasers based on silicon optical platforms have been verified. The performance of …

Epitaxially grown quantum dot (QD) lasers are emerging as an economical approach to
obtain on-chip light sources. Thanks to the three-dimensional confinement of carriers, QDs …

The deployment of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) necessitates an integration platform
that is scalable, high-throughput, cost-effective, and power-efficient. Here we present a …

Monolithic integration of quantum dot (QD) gain materials onto Si photonic platforms via
direct epitaxial growth is a promising solution for on-chip light sources. Recent …

Significant improvements in III–V/Si epitaxy have pushed quantum dots (QDs) to the forefront
of Si photonics. For efficient, scalable, and multifunctional integrated systems to be …

We present a brief overview of the various leading platforms for photonic integration.
Subsequently, we consider the possibility of a photonic integrated circuit platform utilizing …

The monolithic hetero-integration of III/V materials on Si substrates could enable a multitude
of new device applications and functionalities which would benefit from both the excellent …

Abstract Development of Si photonic integrated circuits (PICs) has been impeded due to lack
of efficient Si-based light-emitting sources. Because of their indirect bandgap, bulk Ge and …