The architecture and component technology of a low power, high capacity, short reach optical interconnect are detailed. Measurements from high-performance 300 mm silicon photonics components that comprise the system are shown, alo

We give an introduction to the feature issue composed of eight articles on Advancing...

Photonics Research Editor-in-Chief Lan Yang introduces the new...

The demand for real-time feedback and miniaturization of sensing elements is a crucial issue in the treating vascular diseases with minimally invasive interventions. Here, Fabry–Perot microcavities fabricated via direct laser writ

We propose and demonstrate a superfine multiresonant fiber grating sensor characterized by superior spectral resolution and enhanced sensing capabilities. This sensor can be easily constructed by inserting a tilted fiber Bragg gra

Traditional optical communication systems employ bulky laser arrays that lack coherence and are prone to severe frequency drift. Dissipative Kerr soliton microcombs offer numerous evenly spaced optical carriers with a high optical

Computer-generated holography (CGH) based on neural networks has been actively investigated in recent years, and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are frequently adopted. A convolutional kernel captures local dependencies betwe

Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) gradually plays an important role in deep tissue imaging. However, current SMLM methods primarily rely on fiducial marks, neglecting aberrations introduced by thick samples, thereby r

Conventional low dynamic range (LDR) imaging devices fail to preserve much information for further vision tasks because of the saturation effect. Thus, high dynamic range (HDR) imaging is an important imaging technology in extreme

Fluorescence microscopy is crucial in various fields such as biology, medicine, and life sciences. Fluorescence self-interference holographic microscopy has great potential in bio-imaging owing to its unique wavefront coding chara

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) has emerged as a promising label-free imaging technique with growing importance in biomedical research, optical metrology, materials science, and other fields. Partially coherent illumination provi

Optical frequency ratio measurement between optical atomic clocks is essential to precision measurement as well as the redefinition of the second. Currently, the statistical noise in frequency ratio measurement of most ion clocks

Integrated photonic computing has emerged as a promising approach to overcome the limitations of electronic processors in the post-Moore era. However, present integrated photonic computing systems face challenges in achieving high

This interview article features Professor Yidong Huang, a pioneering scientist and exceptional community leader in optoelectronics, whose contributions extend beyond academia into entrepreneurship and leadership. As part of a new

Leveraging its superior waveguide properties, silicon-nitride (Si3N4) photonics is emerging to expand the applications of photonic integrated circuits to optical systems where bulk optics and fibers today still dominate. In order

The high-power quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency comb capable of room temperature operation is of great interest to high-precision measurement and low-noise molecular spectroscopy. While a significant amount of research is dev

We investigate the chiral emission from non-chiral molecules coupled to metasurfaces with a unit cell formed by dimers of detuned and displaced Si nanodisks. The detuning and displacement lead to the formation of narrow modes, kno

The sensitivity of guided mode resonance (GMR) sensors is significantly enhanced under oblique incidence. Here in this work, we developed a simplified theoretical model to provide analytical solutions and reveal the mechanism of s

The trans-spectral manipulation of spatio-temporal structured light, characterized by dynamic inhomogeneous trajectories and a unique nature in the space–time domain, opens myriad possibilities for high-dimensional optical communi

Nonlinear effects in microresonators are efficient building blocks for all-optical computing and telecom systems. With the latest advances in microfabrication, coupled microresonators are used in a rapidly growing number of applic

Schiff bases derived from the condensation of primary amines with aldehydes, such as para-phenylenediamine with salicylaldehyde, exhibit unique optical and structural properties ideal for photonic applications. This study synthesi

Infrared (IR) electrochromic devices, capable of dynamically controlling thermal radiation, hold promising applications in adaptive camouflage. However, the strong microwave reflective properties inherent in the device’s electrode

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) hold significant promise in manipulating electromagnetic fields and reducing losses in optical structures, leading to advancements in fundamental research and practical applications. Despite th

Programmable metasurfaces capable of manipulating electromagnetic (EM) waves in real time provide new opportunities for various exciting applications. However, most previous programmable metasurfaces only work in a single polariza

Parity-time-symmetric (PT-symmetric) metasurfaces exhibit a plethora of fascinating exceptional-point-induced phenomena, including unidirectional negative refraction and electromagnetic impurity-immunity. However, practical realiz

Research on parity-time (PT) symmetry and exceptional points in non-Hermitian laser systems has been extensively conducted. However, in practical electrically injected PT-symmetric lasers, the frequency detuning and linewidth enha

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new technique, to our knowledge, to precisely measure the orbital angular momentum (OAM) spectrum of the fractional helical beam in a single shot. This is realized using a single-path in

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been proven to be theoretically unconditionally secure. However, any theoretical security proof relies on certain assumptions. In QKD, the assumption in the theoretical proof is that the security

The 2 μm wavelength band emerges as a promising candidate for the next communication window to enhance the transmission capacity of data. A high-responsivity and high-speed photodetector operating at 2 μm is crucial for the 2-μm-w

In recent years, integrated optical processing units (IOPUs) have demonstrated advantages in energy efficiency and computational speed for neural network inference applications. However, limited by optical integration technology,

Conversion from free-space waves to surface plasmons has been well studied as a key aspect of plasmonics. In particular, efficient coupling and propagation of surface plasmons via phase gradient metasurfaces are of great current r

This review describes recent theoretical and experimental advances in the area of multimode solitons, focusing primarily on multimode fibers. We begin by introducing the basic concepts such as the spatial modes supported by a mult