Towards a new platform for integrated optics: III–V photonic crystals bonded to silicon on insulator wire waveguides

Silicon photonics is a rapidly developing platform for integrated optics. Combining the low-loss passive silicon photonic circuitry with III–V based active optical functionality, we can combine the best of both worlds. We investigate a new optical platform based on the heterogeneous integration of InP-based active 2D Photonic Crystals (PCs) on SOI waveguides.