Piezoelectrically Actuated Integrated Photonics
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 80
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Interests: tantalum pentoxide; gallium phosphide; nonlinear integrated photonics; athermal integrated photonics; piezoelectrically tunable integrated photonics; low-loss waveguides
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rise of programmable photonic circuits, post-fabrication trimming, and dynamic system adaptation, reconfigurability and tunability have become increasingly important. However, achieving electrical tunability in passive photonic devices remains a long-standing challenge for photonic platforms that inherently lack electro-optic tuning capabilities. Piezoelectric actuation offers a low-power, high-speed solution that holds great promise for next-generation photonic computing and signal processing due to its seamless compatibility with passive photonic platforms. This emerging technology has enabled a plethora of applications, including frequency-agile tunable lasers, optical isolators, high-speed modulators, quantum transducers, and LiDAR systems. Driven by its unique tuning capabilities and fabrication compatibility, piezoelectrically actuated integrated photonics are expected to evolve into a cornerstone architecture for future reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits.
This Special Issue focuses on the state-of-the-art advancements in piezoelectrically actuated integrated photonics, with a broader aim of presenting novel design methodologies, device architectures, fabrication techniques, and cutting-edge applications. We welcome submissions in any format, including original research articles, reviews, letters, and perspectives. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Piezoelectric materials and platforms;
- Novel device architectures;
- Optomechanics;
- Optoelectronic integration;
- Fabrication techniques;
- Integrated optical modulators;
- Integrated photonic computing;
- AI-accelerated computing.
Dr. Qiancheng Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- piezoelectric actuation
- photonic integrated circuits
- optoelectronic integration
- modulation
- stress-optic effect
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