Conference Topics

Plenary Talks:

Optoelectronic Integration for Computing Systems based on Silicon Photonics
Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy, Sun Microsystems, USA

MIRAI's Optical Interconnection Project and Its Related Topics
Keishi Ohashi, NEC Corporation, Japan

Invited Talks:

Controlled Slowlight and Miniature Optical Devices based on Si Photonics Waveguides
Toshihiko Baba, Yokohama National University, Japan

Heterogeneous Integration of III-V Active Devices on a Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Platform
Roel G. Baets, Ghent University, Belgium

Ultra-Compact Optical Filters in Silicon-on-Insulator and Their Applications
Wim Bogaerts, Ghent University, Belgium

Optically Activated Si Nanowires and Nanoribbons as a Platform for Si-based Photonics
Heon-Jin Choi, Yonsei University, Korea

Recent Developments in Silicon-based MEMS Photonic Systems
Nico F. de Rooij, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland

Si-Ge Quantum Well and Cascade Structures for Optoelectronics
Gregor Mussler, Research Center Juelich, Germany

SiGe/Si Quantum-Well Devices
Erich Kasper, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Growth and Application of C-Si-Ge-Sn Systems
John Kouvetakis, Arizona State University, USA

Slow Light and Low Loss Propagation on SOI Photonic Crystal Waveguides
Thomas F. Krauss, University of St. Andrews, UK

Ge-based Active Devices for Si Photonics
Jifeng Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Modulators & Switches
David A.B. Miller, Stanford University, USA

All-Optical Control of Light in SOI Photonic Crystal
Masaya Notomi, NTT Corporation, Japan

30-Gbps Silicon Modulators and Silicon based CMOS Transceivers
Mario Paniccia, Intel Corporation, USA

Light-Emitting Transistor based on Ultra-Thin Silicon
Shin-ichi Saitoh, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan

Garnet Waveguides and Polarizers for Integrated Optical Isolators on Si Substrates
Bethanie J.H. Stadler, University of Minnesota, USA

He-Implanted Si Waveguides and Their Applications to Functional Optical Devices
Hon K. Tsang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

MEMS-Actuated Microdisk Resonators with Integrated Deformable Waveguides
Ming C. Wu, University of California – Berkeley, USA