Future Trends in Microelectronics: From Nanophotonics to Sensors to Energy

CONTENTS

Preface

S. Luryi, J. M. Xu, and A. Zaslavsky

1   OPTOELECTRONICS AND NANOPHOTONICS

Nanophotonics for Information Systems

Y. Fainman

What Will Modern Photonics Contribute to the Development of Future Optical Communication Technology?

Djafar K. Mynbaev

Ultrafast Nanophotonic Devices For Optical Interconnects

N. N. Ledentsov

Intersubband Quantum-Box Lasers: Progress and Potential as Uncooled Mid-Infrared Sources

D. Botez, G. Tsvid, M. D'Souza, J. C. Shin, Z. Liu, J. H. Park, J. Kirch, L. J. Mawst, M. Rathi, T. F. Kuech, I. Vurgaftman, J. Meyer, J. Plant, G. Turner, and P. lory

GaSb-based Type-I Laser Diodes Operating at 3 μm and Beyond

L. Shterengas, G. Kipshidze, T. Hosoda, and G. Belenky

Bridging Optics and Electronics with Quantum Cascade Lasers, Antennas, and Circuits

J. Faist, C. Walt her, M. Amanti, G. Scalar i, M. Fischer, and M. Beck

Towards Intersubband Polaritonics: How Fast Can Light and Electrons Mate?

A. A. Anappara, L. Sorba, A. Tredicucci, G. Günter, A. Sell,

A. Leitenstorfer, R. Huber, S. De Liberato, C. Ciuti, and G. Biasiol

Si₃N₄/SiO₂ Planar Photonic Structures Fabricated by Focused Ion Beam

L. A. M. Barea, F. Vallini, D. L. S. Figueira, A. Da Silva Filho, N. C. Frateschi, and A. R. Vaz

2   ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

Silicon-Based Devices and Materials for Nanoscale CMOS and Beyond-CMOS

F. Balestra

Device Proposals Beyond Silicon CMOS

P. M. Solomon

GeOI as a Platform for Ultimate Devices

W. Van Den Daele, S. Cristoloveanu, E. Augendre, C. Le Royer, J.-F. ...