Optical sensors are widely used for refractive index measurement in chemical, biomedical,
and food processing industries. Due to specific field distribution of the resonances, optical …

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 …

An effective solution to enhance the capacity of an optical-interconnect link is utilizing
advanced multiplexing technologies, like wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) …

On-chip mode-manipulation is one of the most important physical fundamentals for many
photonic integrated devices and circuits. In the past years, great progresses have been …

For decades, the surface-plasmon-polariton wave guided by the interface of simple isotropic
materials dominated the scene. However, in recent times research on electromagnetic …

An ultracompact and low-loss TM-pass polarizer on silicon is proposed and demonstrated
experimentally with a subwavelength-grating (SWG) waveguide. The SWG waveguide is …

Efficient tunable photonic integrated devices are important for the realization of
reconfigurable photonic systems. Thermal tuning is a convenient and effective approach …

Plasmonics has attracted a lot of interest in the past few years because of its unique
features, especially for its ability to confine light in extremely small volumes. However …

Two-dimensional materials have attracted much interest for realizing novel optoelectronic
devices, eg, photodetectors. In this work, we demonstrate a high-performance black …

A review is given on our recent progresses in silicon nanophotonic integrated devices for
multiplexing and switching, which are key elements in a multichannel multiplexed photonic …