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Silicon-compatible short- and mid-wave infrared emitters are highly sought-after for on-chip monolithic integration of electronic and photonic circuits to serve a myriad of applications in sensing and communication. To address this…

Silicon photonics has thrived in telecommunications over recent decades, and its extension to the mid-infrared range has the potential to unlock valuable opportunities for sensing, imaging, and free-space communications. With this…

Cost-effective mid-wave infrared (MWIR) optoelectronic devices are of utmost importance to a plethora of applications such as night vision, thermal sensing, autonomous vehicles, free-space communication, and spectroscopy. To this end,…

Sensitive and cost-effective Group-IV short-wave infrared (SWIR) photodetectors (PDs), compatible with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes, are crucial for various emerging applications. Here, we developed a black GeSn…

Germanium-tin (GeSn) photodiodes potentiate a viable solution to integrate SWIR and extended SWIR detection technology into CMOS processing line. However, challenges in the growth of thick, high quality GeSn limit the device absorber…

Germanium-Tin (GeSn) semiconductors are promising for mid-infrared optoelectronics owing to their silicon compatibility, tunable bandgap, and potential for room-temperature operation. Released GeSn membranes provide an additional degree of…

The availability of high-frequency pulsed emitters in the $2-2.5\,\mu$m wavelength range paved the way for a wealth of new applications in ultrafast spectroscopy, free-space and fiber-optical communications, surveillance and recognition,…

There is an increasing need for silicon-compatible high bandwidth extended-short wave infrared (e-SWIR) photodetectors (PDs) to implement cost-effective and scalable optoelectronic devices. These systems are quintessential to address…

Separate absorption charge multiplication germanium tin on silicon avalanche photodiode offers a viable solution to achieve CMOS compatible, high sensitivity detection technology in SWIR or extended SWIR range, leveraging the excellent…

Due to their narrow band gap and compatibility with silicon processing, germanium-tin (Ge$_{1-x}$Sn$_x$) alloys are a versatile platform for scalable integrated mid-infrared photonics. These semiconductors are typically grown on silicon…

Engineering light absorption in the extended short-wave infrared (e-SWIR) range using scalable materials is a long-sought-after capability that is crucial to implement cost-effective and high-performance sensing and imaging technologies.…

Mid-infrared silicon photonics has recently emerged as a new technology for a wide range of applications such as optical communication, lidar, and bio-sensing. One key component enabling this technology is the mid-infrared optical modulator…

GeSn alloys have been regarded as a potential lasing material for a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible light source. Despite their remarkable progress, all GeSn lasers reported to date have large device footprints and…

Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells are increasingly attractive for applications in industrial waste heat harvesting, aerospace energy management, and compact power generation. Deploying midwave-infrared (MWIR) TPV in practical applications…

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can bridge the gap between narrow linewidth, expensive lasers and broadband, inefficient thermal globars for low-cost chemical sensing in the mid-infrared (mid-IR). However, the efficiency of III-V based mid-IR…

Strain engineering has been a ubiquitous paradigm to tailor the electronic band structure and harness the associated new or enhanced fundamental properties in semiconductors. In this regard, semiconductor membranes emerged as a versatile…

Owing to its true direct bandgap and tunable bandgap energies,GeSn alloys are increasingly attractive as gain media for mid-IR lasers that can be monolithically integrated on Si. Demonstrations of optically pumped GeSn laser at room under…

GeSn alloys offer a promising route towards a CMOS compatible light source and the realization of electronic-photonic integrated circuits. One tactic to improve the lasing performance of GeSn lasers is to use a high Sn content, which…

GeSn lasers enable monolithic integration of lasers on the Si platform using all-group-IV direct-bandgap materials. Although optically pumped GeSn lasers have made significant progress, the study of the electrically injected lasers has just…

GeSn alloys are the most promising semiconductors for light emitters entirely based on group IV elements. Alloys containing more than 8 at.% Sn have fundamental direct band-gaps, similar to conventional III-V semiconductors and thus can be…