Meso- and nanophotonic devices for integrated photonic circuits

Summary Form Only given. The emergence of microresonators and photonic crystal devices as integrated photonic technologies promises to decrease the size and power dissipation of photonic integrated circuits to the point where highly integrated subsystems on a chip can be envisioned. In this talk, we will discuss the current state of nanophotonic technology and present data on the performance of integrated meso- and nanophotonic devices that support the assertion that these technologies will change the approaches envisioned in future photonic integrated circuits. Specifically, we will describe tunable filters, switches, lossless splitters, lasers and detectors fabricated from microresonators that can be integrated into wavelength division multiplexed subsystems on a chip. Further, we will describe progress in the reduction of these component sizes through the use of photonic crystal components. Nanocavity lasers, photonic crystal waveguides and optical integrated circuits, and structures for coupling to fibers will be presented. Finally we will discuss the challenges that exist in bringing these technologies to the point that integrated systems can be fabricated.