Surface plasmons (SPs) are electromagnetic surface waves that propagate at the interface
between a conductor and a dielectric. Due to their unique ability to concentrate light on two …

Integrated photonics at near-IR (NIR) wavelengths currently lacks high bandwidth and low-
voltage modulators, which add electro-optic functionality to passive circuits. Here, integrated …

Thin‐film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulators have garnered significant attention in the field of
integrated photonics due to their ability to manipulate light. Numerous TFLN modulators …

Advancements in nanophotonics have raised the bar for optoelectronic devices, demanding
ultra-compact size, fast speeds, high efficiency, and low energy consumption. Emerging …

Abstract Lithium niobate Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs) with compact footprint and fast
electro-optics (EO) responses are highly demanded for the next-generation optical …

Chalcogenide glasses (ChGs) have recently emerged as enabling materials for building
reconfigurable nanophotonic devices by employing their refractive index changes …

This Perspective discusses and compares several different approaches to the design of high-
bandwidth, low-voltage electro-optic devices, such as Mach–Zehnder modulators, made …

The photonic spin Hall effect, referring to the spatial separation of photons with opposite
spins due to spin–orbit interactions, has enabled potential for various spin-sensitive …

In the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in integrating chalcogenide phase-
change materials (PCMs) on the silicon photonic platform for non-volatile memory to …

Lithium niobate is a material of special interest for its challenging functional properties,
which can suit various applications. However, high quality 200‐mm LixNb1‐xO3 thin film …