New Materials for Microphotonics: Volume 817 (MRS Proceedings)

The current rapid development of photonics matches the progress of silicon-integrated circuits. However, the ultimate success of photonics requires integration of both active and passive functions into one compact form. For such integration, it is crucial to develop and integrate a large diversity of new materials and material structures that enable generation, manipulation and detection of optical signals at short-length scales. In many cases, the final performance will be fabrication-process-dependent, and controlling microstructure and materials interactions in the device synthesis will be critical. Realization of these devices requires the development of new methods for microprobing, testing and characterization. This volume brings together materials scientists and optical engineers working in optoelectronics, integrated optics, microphotonics and related research areas. Papers cover many classes of materials, including semiconductors, insulators, ferroelectrics and polymers. The goal here is to share recent progress, identify critical problems, provide promising solutions and assess possible roadmaps, with emphasis on the materials science of the issues. Topics include: rare-earth-doped structures; photonic bandgap crystals; nanocrystals; new concepts and devices; electro-optic materials; and luminescent materials.Shin, Jung H. is the author of 'New Materials for Microphotonics: Volume 817 (MRS Proceedings)', published 2004 under ISBN 9781558997677 and ISBN 1558997679.