Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, there have been many advances in the field of optics and photonics, and these developments have deeply impacted our daily lives. Among these fields, quantum optics, optical communication, sensors, cryptography, and telecommunications have seen remarkable strides. To make these advancements faster and more effective, it is crucial to connect optical and electronic technologies. Silicon photonics emerges as a dynamic solution to this challenge and offers a method for faster, smaller, and more energy-saving devices and systems. By integrating photonics with silicon-based electronics, we can leverage the scalability, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness of silicon technology while harnessing the unique optical properties of photons. This integration opens up new opportunities for applications ranging from data centers and high-speed communication networks to biomedical imaging and environmental sensing.

This Special Issue aims at presenting original state-of-the-art research articles dealing with photonic designs and devices based on silicon. Researchers are invited to submit their contributions to this Special Issue. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: silicon photonics, optoelectronics, integrated photonics, nanophotonics, biophotonics, communication systems, sensing, imaging, quantum photonics, quantum computers, on-chip light sources and detectors.

Dr. Amin Babazadeh
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Photonics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• silicon photonics
• integrated photonics
• quantum photonics
• quantum computing
• communication photonics
• information processing
• sensors
• imaging
• light sources and detectors
• quantum communication