The emergence of silicon photonics over the past two decades has established silicon as a
preferred substrate platform for photonic integration. While most silicon-based photonic …

There is currently much activity toward the integration of mid-infrared semiconductor lasers
on Si substrates for developing a variety of smart, compact, sensors based on Si-photonics …

Silicon has been the material of choice of the photonics industry over the last decade due to
its easy integration with silicon electronics, high index contrast, small footprint, and low cost …

Silicon does not emit light efficiently, therefore the integration of other light‐emitting
materials is highly demanded for silicon photonic integrated circuits. A number of integration …

Optical frequency combs emerge as a promising technology that enables highly sensitive,
near-real-time spectroscopy with a high resolution. The currently available comb generators …

Technological platforms offering efficient integration of III-V semiconductor lasers with silicon
electronics are eagerly awaited by industry. The availability of optoelectronic circuits …

The availability of silicon photonic integrated circuits (ICs) in the 2–4 μm wavelength range
enables miniature optical sensors for trace gas and bio-molecule detection. In this paper, we …

Heterogeneously integrating III-V materials on silicon photonic integrated circuits has
emerged as a promising approach to make advanced laser sources for optical …

Heterogeneous integration enables the construction of silicon (Si) photonic systems, which
are fully integrated with a range of passive and active elements including lasers and …

Mid-infrared (MIR) silicon photonic systems show great promise for miniaturizing a variety of
sensing and detection technologies. Rapid progress has been made in recent years, and …