Integrated Optics: Characterization, Devices, and Applications, Volume 2

Contents
About the editors
Preface
Part I: Characterization techniques
	1. Optical characterization techniques | Lidia Zur
		1.1 Introduction
		1.2 Ellipsometry
		1.3 Fluorescence spectroscopy
		1.4 Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
		1.5 Raman spectrometry
		1.6 Optical waveguide characterization
		1.7 Summary
		Acknowledgments
		References
	2. Structural and surface-characterization techniques | Giorgio Speranza
		2.1 X-ray-based analytical techniques and X-ray diffraction
		2.2 Examples of characterization of optical materials by X-rays
		2.3 Conclusion
		References
	3. Integrated spectroscopy using THz time-domain spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman scattering | Tatsuya Mori and Yasuhiro Fujii
		3.1 Terahertz light and excitations in the THz region
		3.2 Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
		3.3 Light-scattering spectroscopy
		3.4 Boson peak investigation via THz spectroscopy and low-frequency Raman spectroscopy
		3.5 Conclusion
		References
Part II: Integrated optical waveguides, devices, and applications
	4. Plasmonic nanostructures and waveguides | Tong Zhang
		4.1 Introduction to plasmonics
		4.2 Plasmonic nanostructures
		4.3 Plasmonic waveguides and devices
		4.4 Plasmonic metamaterial and metasurface
		4.5 Quantum plasmonics
		4.6 Barriers and perspectives
		References
	5. Crystalline thin films for integrated laser applications | Gurvan Brasse and Patrice Camy
		5.1 General context
		5.2 Growth of single crystalline thin films by liquid phase epitaxy
		5.3 Photonic application of RE-doped crystalline thin films grown by liquid phase epitaxy
		5.4 Conclusion
		References
	6. Integration of optical microcavities | Andrey B. Matsko
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Overview of coupling techniques
		6.3 Ultra-high-Q PIC microcavities
		6.4 Integration of bulk microcavities for PIC applications
		6.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		References
	7. Electric and magnetic sensors based on whispering gallery mode spherical resonators | Tindaro Ioppolo
		7.1 Sensor concept
		7.2 Stress and strain tuning of an optical spherical resonator
		7.3 Electric field induced WGMs
		7.4 Magnetic field induced WGM
		7.5 Conclusions
		References
	8. Nonlinear integrated optics in proton-exchanged lithium niobate waveguides and applications to classical and quantum optics | Marc De Micheli and Pascal Baldi
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Proton exchange in LiNbO3
		8.3 Periodic poling
		8.4 Single photon pair generators
		8.5 Quantum photonics integrated circuits on PPLN
		8.6 Further improvements
		8.7 Today’s issues
		8.8 Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		References
	9. Next-generation long-wavelength infrared detector arrays: competing technologies and modeling challenges | Marco Vallone, Alberto Tibaldi, Francesco Bertazzi, Andrea Palmieri, Matteo G.C. Alasio, Stefan Hanna, Detlef Eich, Alexander Sieck, Heinrich Figgemeier, Giovanni Ghione and Michele Goano
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Lower cost, large FPAs with subwavelength pixel pitch
		9.3 HOT HgCdTe detectors: Technologies and modeling approaches
		9.4 Conclusions
		References
	10. Arrayed waveguide gratings for telecom and spectroscopic applications | Dana Seyringer
		10.1 Arrayed waveguide gratings
		10.2 AWG design
		10.3 AWGs for telecom applications
		10.4 AWGs for spectroscopic applications
		10.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		References
	11. Integrated quantum photonics | Devin H. Smith, Paolo L. Mennea and James C. Gates
		Acronyms
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 Applications
		11.3 Quantum states of light
		11.4 Low-loss components
		11.5 Material platforms
		11.6 Conclusion
		References
	12. The optical reservoir computer: a new approach to a programmable integrated optics system based on an artificial neural network | Sendy Phang, Phillip D. Sewell, Ana Vukovic and Trevor M. Benson
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Some applications of genetic algorithms in integrated optics design
		12.3 Functional integrated optics powered by a reservoir computer
		12.4 Conclusions
		References
Index