Biography:Pavel Cheben

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Short description: Slovak-Canadian engineer and physicist

Pavel Cheben (born 1967) is a Slovak-born Canadian engineer and physicist best known for his contributions to silicon photonics and metamaterial waveguides.

Early life and education

Cheben was born in 1967 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). He received an MSc in Electrical Engineering (Microelectronics and Optoelectronics) from the Slovak Technical University in 1990 and a PhD in Physics (Optics) from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1996.

Career and research

From 1992 to 1997, Pavel Cheben worked at the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), part of the Spanish Ministry of Defense. In 1997, he joined the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), where he became Principal Research Officer in 2016. He currently holds academic appointments at the McMaster University, University of Málaga, University of Žilina, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa, and also held positions at the University of Toronto and Complutense University of Madrid.

Cheben was first to demonstrate a compact polarization-insensitive silicon arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexer.[1][2] He also introduced a high-resolution spectrometer chip[3] and a stationary, on-chip Fourier-transform spectrometer.[4][5][6][7][8] His invention of a two-dimensional array of surface grating couplers[9] enabled silicon biochemical sensor arrays and optical phased arrays (OPAs). In 2006, Cheben demonstrated the first subwavelength grating (SWG) metamaterial waveguides,[10][11][12][13] launching the field of metamaterial integrated photonics. In 2010, Cheben’s team demonstrated the first optical metasurface in a planar waveguide.[14] A variety of high-performance metamaterial waveguide devices was developed, with particular focus on telecommunication wavelengths. These include fiber-to-chip edge couplers;[15][16] wavelength multiplexers;[13][17] waveguide crossings;[12] broadband interference and directional couplers;[18][19] biochemical sensors;[20][21] anti-reflective waveguide facets;[22][23] silicon mid-infrared [24] and long-infrared[25] waveguide devices; surface grating couplers;[14][26] polarization splitters, rotators, and polarizers;[27][28] ultrafast optical switches;[29] integrated spectral filters;[30][31][32] waveguide GRIN lenses;[33] temperature-independent waveguides;[34] mode converters and multiplexers;[35] nanoantennas;[36][37] optical phased arrays;[38] Huygens’ resonant waveguides;[39] and other devices. This work has been extensively reviewed in Nature,[40] Advances in Optics and Photonics,[41] Proceedings of the IEEE,[42] Laser & Photonics Reviews,[43] and other journals.[44][45][46]

Honours and awards

2001 Industrial Partnership Award, National Research Council of Canada.    
2014 International Prize of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.[47] "For outstanding work in the field of technical sciences."
2014 Fellow, European Optical Society. "For pioneering contributions in subwavelength silicon photonics, waveguide photometers and holographic materials."
2015 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Prize. "For extraordinary achievements in the field of science and technology."
2015 Fellow, Optical Society of America. "For pioneering contributions to the science of photonic integrated circuits, including Fourier-transform interferometer arrays, nanophotonic couplers and subwavelength engineering in integrated optics."
2017 NRC-ICT Outstanding Achievement Award. National Research Council of Canada. "For extraordinary impact on and contribution to the international photonics community."
2017 Fellow, Institute of Physics (London, United Kingdom).
2018 Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering. "For pioneering contributions to photonics and integrated optics science and technology."
2018 Excellence in Research Award, National Research Council of Canada.    
2018 Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada. "In recognition of excellence in engineering and for service to profession and society."
2018 Order of the Republic, Pribina's Cross of the 1st degree.[48] Bestowed by the President of the Slovak Republic.
2019 Fellow, American Physical Society. "For field opening contributions to subwavelength integrated photonics and the experimental and theoretical investigations of metamaterial nanostructures in optical waveguides."
2020 Doctor honoris causa.[49] University of Žilina.
2020 SPIE Community Champion. Named by SPIE President John Greivenkamp, "For outstanding volunteerism in the Society."
2020 Fellow, Royal Society of Canada.[50] "For groundbreaking contributions in silicon photonics fueling fundamental advances in multiple technologies, including optical communications, biomolecular sensing and on-chip spectrometry."
2020 Fellow, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). "For pioneering contributions to optical science and technology, and for opening and driving the field of subwavelength metamaterial integrated photonics."
2020 Canada Public Service Excellence Award.[51]
2023 Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). "For contributions to silicon and metamaterial photonics."[52]
2023 International Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering (London, UK).[53][54]
2024 IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award. "For pioneering contributions to silicon photonic waveguide devices, including the invention of metamaterial waveguides and advancing sub-wavelength integrated photonics technology."[55]
2025 SPIE Maria Goeppert Mayer Award in Photonics. "For ground-breaking contributions in silicon photonics, opening and driving the field of subwavelength integrated photonics, and outstanding service to community."[56]
2025 IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Silver Medal Award. "For contributions to integrated subwavelength photonics technology."

References

  1. Cheben, Pavel; Bezinger, Andrew; Delage, Andre; Erickson, Lynden; Janz, Siegfried; Xu, Dan-Xia (2001-05-18). Robbins, David J.; Trezza, John A.; Jabbour, Ghassan E.. eds. "Polarization compensation in silicon-on-insulator arrayed waveguide grating devices". Silicon-based and Hybrid Optoelectronics III (SPIE 4293): 15–22. doi:10.1117/12.426939. Bibcode2001SPIE.4293...15C. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?doi=10.1117/12.426939. 
  2. Cheben, Pavel; Xu, Dan-Xia; Janz, Siegfried; Delage, Andre (2003-04-23). Lopez, Jose F.; Montiel-Nelson, Juan A.; Pavlidis, Dimitris. eds. "Scaling down photonic waveguide devices on the SOI platform". VLSI Circuits and Systems 5117 (SPIE 5117): 147–156. doi:10.1117/12.498795. Bibcode2003SPIE.5117..147C. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?doi=10.1117/12.498795. 
  3. Cheben, P.; Schmid, J. H.; Delâge, A.; Densmore, A.; Janz, S.; Lamontagne, B.; Lapointe, J.; Post, E. et al. (2007). "A high-resolution silicon-on-insulator arrayed waveguide grating microspectrometer with sub-micrometer aperture waveguides". Optics Express 15 (5): 2299–2506. doi:10.1364/OE.15.002299. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 19532464. Bibcode2007OExpr..15.2299C. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-15-5-2299. 
  4. , Pavel; Ian Powell & Siegfried Janz et al."Wavelength dispersive fourier transform spectrometer" patent US7317535B2, issued 2008-01-08
  5. , Pavel; Siegfried Janz & Miroslaw Florjanczyk et al."Planar waveguide wavelength dispersive devices with multiple waveguide input aperture" patent US8351043B2, issued 2013-01-08
  6. Cheben, Pavel; Bock, Przemek; Florjanczyk, Miroslaw; Janz, Siegfried; Xu, Dan-Xia; Delage, Andre; Schmid, Jens; Scott, Alan et al. (2008-06-22). "Emerging planar waveguide devices for WDM and spectroscopy: Curved waveguide multiplexers and interferometer arrays". 2008 10th Anniversary International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks. pp. 84–87. doi:10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598377. ISBN 978-1-4244-2625-6. 
  7. Florjanczyk, Miroslaw; Cheben, Pavel; Janz, Siegfried; Scott, Alan; Solheim, Brian; Xu, Dan-Xia (2007). "Multiaperture planar waveguide spectrometer formed by arrayed Mach-Zehnder interferometers". Optics Express 15 (26): 18176–18189. doi:10.1364/OE.15.018176. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 19551116. Bibcode2007OExpr..1518176F. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-15-26-18176. 
  8. Velasco, Aitor V.; Cheben, Pavel; Bock, Przemek J.; Delâge, André; Schmid, Jens H.; Lapointe, Jean; Janz, Siegfried; Calvo, María L. et al. (2013-03-01). "High-resolution Fourier-transform spectrometer chip with microphotonic silicon spiral waveguides". Optics Letters 38 (5): 706–708. doi:10.1364/OL.38.000706. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 23455272. Bibcode2013OptL...38..706V. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-38-5-706. 
  9. , Pavel; Siegfried Janz & Boris Lamontagne et al."Optical off-chip interconnects in multichannel planar waveguide devices" patent US7376308B2, issued 2008-05-20
  10. , Pavel; Siegfried Janz & Dan-Xia Xu et al."Interface device for performing mode transformation in optical waveguides" patent US7680371B2, issued 2010-03-16
  11. Cheben, P.; Xu, D-X.; Janz, S.; Densmore, A. (2006). "Subwavelength waveguide grating for mode conversion and light coupling in integrated optics". Optics Express 14 (11): 4695–5302. doi:10.1364/OE.14.004695. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 19516625. Bibcode2006OExpr..14.4695C. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-14-11-4695. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Bock, Przemek J.; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Lapointe, Jean; Delâge, André; Xu, Dan-Xia; Janz, Siegfried; Densmore, Adam et al. (2010-07-19). "Subwavelength grating crossings for silicon wire waveguides". Optics Express 18 (15): 16146–16155. doi:10.1364/OE.18.016146. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 20721000. Bibcode2010OExpr..1816146B. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-18-15-16146. 
  13. 13.0 13.1 Cheben, Pavel; Bock, Przemek J.; Schmid, Jens H.; Lapointe, Jean; Janz, Siegfried; Xu, Dan-Xia; Densmore, Adam; Delâge, André et al. (2010-08-01). "Refractive index engineering with subwavelength gratings for efficient microphotonic couplers and planar waveguide multiplexers". Optics Letters 35 (15): 2526–2528. doi:10.1364/OL.35.002526. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 20680046. Bibcode2010OptL...35.2526C. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-15-2526. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 Halir, R.; Cheben, P.; Schmid, J. H.; Ma, R.; Bedard, D.; Janz, S.; Xu, D.-X.; Densmore, A. et al. (2010-10-01). "Continuously apodized fiber-to-chip surface grating coupler with refractive index engineered subwavelength structure". Optics Letters 35 (19): 3243–3245. doi:10.1364/OL.35.003243. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 20890347. Bibcode2010OptL...35.3243H. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-19-3243. 
  15. Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Wang, Shurui; Xu, Dan-Xia; Vachon, Martin; Janz, Siegfried; Lapointe, Jean; Painchaud, Yves et al. (2015-08-24). "Broadband polarization independent nanophotonic coupler for silicon waveguides with ultra-high efficiency". Optics Express 23 (17): 22553–22563. doi:10.1364/OE.23.022553. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 26368222. Bibcode2015OExpr..2322553C. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-23-17-22553. 
  16. Papes, Martin; Cheben, Pavel; Benedikovic, Daniel; Schmid, Jens H.; Pond, James; Halir, Robert; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro; Wangüemert-Pérez, Gonzalo et al. (2016-03-07). "Fiber-chip edge coupler with large mode size for silicon photonic wire waveguides". Optics Express 24 (5): 5026–5038. doi:10.1364/OE.24.005026. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 29092331. Bibcode2016OExpr..24.5026P. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-24-5-5026. 
  17. Bock, Przemek J.; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Velasco, Aitor V.; Delâge, André; Janz, Siegfried; Xu, Dan-Xia; Lapointe, Jean et al. (2012-08-27). "Demonstration of a curved sidewall grating demultiplexer on silicon". Optics Express 20 (18): 19882–19892. doi:10.1364/OE.20.019882. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 23037040. Bibcode2012OExpr..2019882B. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-20-18-19882. 
  18. Halir, Robert; Cheben, Pavel; Luque-González, José Manuel; Sarmiento-Merenguel, Jose Darío; Schmid, Jens H.; Wangüemert-Pérez, Gonzalo; Xu, Dan-Xia; Wang, Shurui et al. (2016-11-22). "Ultra-broadband nanophotonic beamsplitter using an anisotropic sub-wavelength metamaterial". Laser & Photonics Reviews 10 (6): 1039–1046. doi:10.1002/lpor.201600213. ISSN 1863-8880. Bibcode2016LPRv...10.1039H. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.201600213. 
  19. Halir, R.; Maese-Novo, A.; Ortega-Moñux, A.; Molina-Fernández, I.; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. G.; Cheben, P.; Xu, D.-X.; Schmid, J. H. et al. (2012-06-04). "Colorless directional coupler with dispersion engineered sub-wavelength structure". Optics Express 20 (12): 13470–13477. doi:10.1364/OE.20.013470. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 22714374. Bibcode2012OExpr..2013470H. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-20-12-13470. 
  20. Gonzalo Wangüemert-Pérez, J.; Cheben, Pavel; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro; Alonso-Ramos, Carlos; Pérez-Galacho, Diego; Halir, Robert; Molina-Fernández, Iñigo; Xu, Dan-Xia et al. (2014-08-01). "Evanescent field waveguide sensing with subwavelength grating structures in silicon-on-insulator". Optics Letters 39 (15): 4442–4445. doi:10.1364/OL.39.004442. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 25078198. Bibcode2014OptL...39.4442G. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-39-15-4442. 
  21. Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Hadij-ElHouati, Abdelfettah; Sánchez-Postigo, Alejandro; Leuermann, Jonas; Xu, Dan-Xia; Cheben, Pavel; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro; Halir, Robert et al. (2018-08-23). "[INVITED] Subwavelength structures for silicon photonics biosensing". Optics & Laser Technology 109: 437–448. doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2018.07.071. Bibcode2019OptLT.109..437W. 
  22. Schmid, J. H.; Cheben, P.; Janz, S.; Lapointe, J.; Post, E.; Xu, D.-X. (2007-07-01). "Gradient-index antireflective subwavelength structures for planar waveguide facets" (in en). Optics Letters 32 (13): 1794–1796. doi:10.1364/OL.32.001794. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 17603572. Bibcode2007OptL...32.1794S. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-13-1794. 
  23. Puts, Lukas; Leijtens, Xaveer; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens; Reniers, Sander; Melati, Daniele (2021-08-01). "Anti-reflection subwavelength gratings for InP-based waveguide facets" (in en). Optics Letters 46 (15): 3701–3704. doi:10.1364/OL.431353. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 34329260. Bibcode2021OptL...46.3701P. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-46-15-3701. 
  24. Penades, J. Soler; Ortega-Moñux, A.; Nedeljkovic, M.; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. G.; Halir, R.; Khokhar, A. Z.; Alonso-Ramos, C.; Qu, Z. et al. (2016-10-03). "Suspended silicon mid-infrared waveguide devices with subwavelength grating metamaterial cladding". Optics Express 24 (20): 22908–22916. doi:10.1364/OE.24.022908. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 27828358. Bibcode2016OExpr..2422908P. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-24-20-22908. 
  25. Penadés, J. Soler; Sánchez-Postigo, A.; Nedeljkovic, M.; Ortega-Moñux, A.; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. G.; Xu, Y.; Halir, R.; Qu, Z. et al. (2018-02-15). "Suspended silicon waveguides for long-wave infrared wavelengths" (in en). Optics Letters 43 (4): 795–798. doi:10.1364/OL.43.000795. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 29443996. Bibcode2018OptL...43..795P. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-43-4-795. 
  26. Benedikovic, Daniel; Alonso-Ramos, Carlos; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Wang, Shurui; Xu, Dan-Xia; Lapointe, Jean; Janz, Siegfried et al. (2015-09-15). "High-directionality fiber-chip grating coupler with interleaved trenches and subwavelength index-matching structure". Optics Letters 40 (18): 4190–4193. doi:10.1364/OL.40.004190. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 26371893. Bibcode2015OptL...40.4190B. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-40-18-4190. 
  27. Xiong, Yule; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Xu, Dan-Xia; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheben, Pavel; Ye, Winnie N. (2014-12-15). "Polarization splitter and rotator with subwavelength grating for enhanced fabrication tolerance". Optics Letters 39 (24): 6931–6934. doi:10.1364/OL.39.006931. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 25503033. Bibcode2014OptL...39.6931X. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-39-24-6931. 
  28. Xiong, Yule; Xu, Dan-Xia; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheben, Pavel; Ye, Winnie N. (2015-10-01). "High Extinction Ratio and Broadband Silicon TE-Pass Polarizer Using Subwavelength Grating Index Engineering". IEEE Photonics Journal 7 (5): 1–7. doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2483204. ISSN 1943-0655. Bibcode2015IPhoJ...783204X. 
  29. Glesk, Ivan; Bock, Przemek J.; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Lapointe, Jean; Janz, Siegfried (2011-07-18). "All-optical switching using nonlinear subwavelength Mach-Zehnder on silicon". Optics Express 19 (15): 14031–14039. doi:10.1364/OE.19.014031. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 21934764. Bibcode2011OExpr..1914031G. https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-19-15-14031. 
  30. Čtyroký, Jiří; Gonzalo Wangüemert-Pérez, Juan; Kwiecien, Pavel; Richter, Ivan; Litvik, Ján; Schmid, Jens H.; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro et al. (2018-01-08). "Design of narrowband Bragg spectral filters in subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides". Optics Express 26 (1): 179–194. doi:10.1364/OE.26.000179. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 29328290. Bibcode2018OExpr..26..179C. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-26-1-179. 
  31. Cheben, Pavel; Čtyroký, Jiří; Schmid, Jens H.; Wang, Shurui; Lapointe, Jean; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro et al. (2019-02-15). "Bragg filter bandwidth engineering in subwavelength grating metamaterial waveguides". Optics Letters 44 (4): 1043–1046. doi:10.1364/OL.44.001043. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 30768051. Bibcode2019OptL...44.1043C. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-44-4-1043. 
  32. Pereira-Martín, Daniel; Luque-González, José Manuel; Gonzalo Wangüemert-Pérez, J.; Hadij-ElHouati, Abdelfettah; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Wang, Shurui et al. (2021-05-24). "Complex spectral filters in silicon waveguides based on cladding-modulated Bragg gratings" (in en). Optics Express 29 (11): 15867–15881. doi:10.1364/OE.420696. ISSN 1094-4087. PMID 34154164. Bibcode2021OExpr..2915867P. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-29-11-15867. 
  33. Luque-González, José Manuel; Halir, Robert; Wangüemert-Pérez, Juan Gonzalo; de-Oliva-Rubio, José; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheben, Pavel; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro (2019). "An Ultracompact GRIN-Lens-Based Spot Size Converter using Subwavelength Grating Metamaterials". Laser & Photonics Reviews 13 (11). doi:10.1002/lpor.201900172. ISSN 1863-8880. Bibcode2019LPRv...1300172L. 
  34. Schmid, J. H.; Ibrahim, M.; Cheben, P.; Lapointe, J.; Janz, S.; Bock, P. J.; Densmore, A.; Lamontagne, B. et al. (2011-06-01). "Temperature-independent silicon subwavelength grating waveguides". Optics Letters 36 (11): 2110–2112. doi:10.1364/OL.36.002110. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 21633465. Bibcode2011OptL...36.2110S. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-11-2110. 
  35. González-Andrade, David; Dias, Antonio; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Halir, Robert; Cheben, Pavel; V. Velasco, Aitor (2020). "Experimental demonstration of a broadband mode converter and multiplexer based on subwavelength grating waveguides". Optics & Laser Technology 129. doi:10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106297. Bibcode2020OptLT.12906297G. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0030399220302103. 
  36. Ginel-Moreno, Pablo; Sánchez-Postigo, Alejandro; de-Oliva-Rubio, José; Hadij-ElHouati, Abdelfettah; Ye, Winnie N.; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Schmid, Jens H. et al. (2021-08-01). "Millimeter-long metamaterial surface-emitting antenna in the silicon photonics platform". Optics Letters 46 (15): 3733–3736. doi:10.1364/OL.431983. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 34329268. Bibcode2021OptL...46.3733G. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-46-15-3733. 
  37. Khajavi, Shahrzad; Zhang, Jianhao; Cheben, Pavel; Melati, Daniele; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheriton, Ross; Vachon, Martin; Wang, Shurui et al. (2024-09-01). "Experimental demonstration of a silicon nanophotonic antenna for far-field broadened optical phased arrays". Photonics Research 12 (9): 1954. doi:10.1364/PRJ.515222. ISSN 2327-9125. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=prj-12-9-1954. 
  38. Ginel-Moreno, Pablo; Hadij-ElHouati, Abdelfettah; Sánchez-Postigo, Alejandro; Wangüemert-Pérez, J. Gonzalo; Molina-Fernández, Íñigo; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheben, Pavel; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro (2022). "On-Chip Metamaterial Antenna Array with Distributed Bragg Deflector for Generation of Collimated Steerable Beams". Laser & Photonics Reviews 16 (9). doi:10.1002/lpor.202200164. ISSN 1863-8880. Bibcode2022LPRv...1600164G. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.202200164. 
  39. Sırmacı, Yunus Denizhan; Barreda Gomez, Angela; Pertsch, Thomas; Schmid, Jens H.; Cheben, Pavel; Staude, Isabelle (2023). "All-Dielectric Huygens' Meta-Waveguides for Resonant Integrated Photonics". Laser & Photonics Reviews 17 (6). doi:10.1002/lpor.202200860. ISSN 1863-8880. Bibcode2023LPRv...1700860S. 
  40. Cheben, Pavel; Halir, Robert; Schmid, Jens H.; Atwater, Harry A.; Smith, David R. (2018). "Subwavelength integrated photonics". Nature 560 (7720): 565–572. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0421-7. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 30158604. Bibcode2018Natur.560..565C. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0421-7. 
  41. Cheben, Pavel; Schmid, Jens H.; Halir, Robert; Manuel Luque-González, José; Gonzalo Wangüemert-Pérez, J.; Melati, Daniele; Alonso-Ramos, Carlos (2023-12-31). "Recent advances in metamaterial integrated photonics". Advances in Optics and Photonics 15 (4): 1033. doi:10.1364/AOP.495828. ISSN 1943-8206. Bibcode2023AdOP...15.1033C. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=aop-15-4-1033. 
  42. Halir, Robert; Ortega-Monux, Alejandro; Benedikovic, Daniel; Mashanovich, Goran Z.; Wanguemert-Perez, J. Gonzalo; Schmid, Jens H.; Molina-Fernandez, Inigo; Cheben, Pavel (2018). "Subwavelength-Grating Metamaterial Structures for Silicon Photonic Devices". Proceedings of the IEEE 106 (12): 2144–2157. doi:10.1109/JPROC.2018.2851614. ISSN 0018-9219. 
  43. Halir, Robert; Bock, Przemek J.; Cheben, Pavel; Ortega-Moñux, Alejandro; Alonso-Ramos, Carlos; Schmid, Jens H.; Lapointe, Jean; Xu, Dan-Xia et al. (2015). "Waveguide sub-wavelength structures: a review of principles and applications". Laser & Photonics Reviews 9 (1): 25–49. doi:10.1002/lpor.201400083. ISSN 1863-8880. Bibcode2015LPRv....9...25H. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.201400083. 
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