Vol. 6, No. 5 / May 2007 / JOURNAL OF OPTICAL NETWORKING 567

Nanoscale Integrated Photonics for OpticalNetworks:

introduction to the feature issue

Keren BergmanColumbia University

Madeleine GlickIntel Research

Published April 30, 2007 (Doc. ID 82336)

Over the past several years extraordinary advances in nanoscale photonics have yielded un-precedented control over device optical properties and fabrication capabilities that produceultradense photonic integration seamlessly in commercial chip manufacturing. These re-markable capabilities offer the possibility of creating highly integrated photonic platformsthat, coupled with the tremendous progress in broadband optical interconnection networks,present an unparalleled opportunity for truly revolutionary advances capable of fundamen-tally altering the roadmap to scaling future optical networks.

For the first time, we can now envision nanoscale integrated photonics modules that maybe application-specific designed in a fashion similar to integrated electronics for applicationsranging from ultra-long-haul telecommunications to on-chip networks and high performancecomputing. The applications of these advances to the transformation of optical networkingis the theme of this JON feature issue.

The collection of papers in this JON feature issue on Nanoscale Integrated Photonicsfor Optical Networks represents the breadth of the leading research in both academe andindustry in this emerging topic.

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