Refereed Journal Publications
[J1] D. Benedikovic, A. Petrovic, W. Fraser, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淔iber-chip optical interfaces for next-generation silicon nitride integrated photonics,鈥 submitted to JPhys Photonics, Feb 2026.
[J2] J. Zhang, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, R. Cheriton, M. Vachon, D.-X. Xu, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪parse and scalable two-dimensional optical phased array with 2 high sidelobe suppression,鈥 submitted to Nature Communications, December 2025.
[J3] W. Fraser, R. Korcek, D. Benedikovic, T. D. Bucio, V. Vitali, F. Y. Gardes, S. Wang, M. Vachon, R. Ma, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淟ow-loss grating couplers using metamaterial amorphous silicon for silicon nitride photonics,鈥 submitted to Optica, December 2025.
[J4] F. A. Memon, W. N. Ye, and N. Abadia, 鈥淓lectrorefraction in InAs/In(Ga)As quantum dots: Comparison between non-intentionally doped and p-doped barriers,鈥 submitted to Optics Letters, December 2025.
[J5] S. Tavana, S. Bahadori-Haghighi, W. N. Ye, “Photonic Crystal Modulator Using Cadmium Oxide Epsilon-Near-Zero Material in a Shoulder-Coupled Resonant Cavity,” accepted by Journal of Nanophotonics, 19(4), 046005, December 2025.
[J6] A. Petrovic, R. Korcek, W. Fraser, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, W. N. Ye, D. Benedikovic, 鈥淚nverse-Designed Grating Couplers for Hybrid Silicon Nitride Photonics Using Metaheuristic Methods,鈥 Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA) B 42(11) B36-B43, Sept 2025.
[J7] W. Fraser, R. Korcek, D. Benedikovic, C. Horvath, S. Wang, M. Vachon, R. Ma, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪ingle-Etch Silicon Nitride Grating Couplers for Multiband Applications in Quantum and Fiber Communication,鈥 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 5(31), pp.1-10, Sept 2025.
[J8] S. Salhi*, X. Xin*, D. Benedikovi藝c, C. Alonso-Ramos, L. Vivien, D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan, W. N. Ye, and D. Melati, 鈥淧olarization independent silicon micro antenna based on a subwavelength Metamaterial,鈥 Scientific Reports, 15, 13276, Apr 2025.
[J9] Z. Mokeddem, M. Milanizadeh, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, D.-X. Xu, Y. Grinberg, W. Fraser, W. N. Ye, L. Vivien, D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan, C. Alonso Ramos, and D. Melati, 鈥淚ntegrated polarization beam splitters in the silicon nitride platform for 950 and 1300 nm wavelengths,鈥 Optics Letters, 50(7), pp. 2310-2313, Apr 2025.
[J10] S. Tavana, S. Bahadori-Haghighi, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淭unable and Ultra-Narrowband Multifunctional Terahertz Devices Using Anisotropic Graphene Based Hyperbolic Metamaterials,鈥 Scientific Reports, 14, 31303 (2024).
[J11] S. Khajavi, M. Vachon, J. Zhang, D. Melati, S. Wang, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, A. Atieh, C. A. Alonso Ramos, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淓xperimental demonstration of a silicon nanophotonic antenna for far-field broadened optical phased arrays,鈥 Photonics Research, 12(9), 1954-1961, Aug 2024.
[J12] W. Fraser, D. Benedikovic, R. Korcek, M. Milanizadeh, D.-X. Xu, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淗igh-efficiency self-focusing metamaterial grating couplers in silicon nitride with amorphous silicon overlay,鈥 Scientific Reports 14 (1), 11651, May 2024.
[J13] W. Fraser, R. Korcek, I. Glesk, J. Litvik, M. Milanizadeh, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, W. N. Ye and D. Benedikovic, 鈥淗igh-efficiency metamaterial-engineered grating couplers for silicon nitride photonics,鈥 Nanomaterials, 14(7), 581, Apr 2024.
[J14] M. A. R. Fatin, D. Gostimirovic, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淩econfigurable optical logic in silicon platform,鈥 Scientific Reports, 14 (1), 5950, Mar 2024.
[J15] R. Korcek, P. Cheben, W. Fraser, J. H. Schmid, W. N. Ye, and D. Benedikovic, 鈥淟ow-loss grating couplers based on inter-layer mode interference in a hybrid silicon nitride photonic platform,鈥 Optics Letters, 48(15), 4017-4020, Aug 2023.
[J16] C. P茅rez-Armenta, K. K. MacKay, A. Hadij-ElHouati, A. Ortega-Mo帽ux, I. Molina-Fern谩ndez, J. G. Wang眉emert-P茅rez, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, W. N. Ye, 鈥淭hermally induced sideband generation in silicon-on-insulator cladding modulated Bragg notch filters,鈥 Optics Express, 31(13), pp.22225-22232, Jun 2023.
[J17] W. Fraser and W. N. Ye, 鈥淔resnel zone plate metalens with subwavelength gratings,鈥 Sensors, 23(8), 4137, Apr 2023. (invited)
[J18] S. Khajavi, D. Melati, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, C. A. Alonso Ramos, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淗ighly efficient ultra-broad beam silicon nanophotonic antenna based on near-field phase engineering,鈥 Scientific Reports, 12(1), 18808, Nov 2022.
[J19] D. Benedikovic, Q. Liu, A. S谩nchez-Postigo, T. Smy, A. Atieh, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐ircular optical phased array with large steering range and high resolution,鈥 Sensors, 22, 16 (6135), (15 pages), Aug 2022.
[J20] Q. Liu, D. Benedikovic, T. Smy, A. Atieh, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐ircular optical phased arrays with radial nano-antennas,鈥 Nanomaterials, 12, 1938 (11 pages), Jun 2022.
[J21] K. K. MacKay, S. Wang, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪ubwavelength Grating Metamaterial Multimode Waveguide Bend for Silicon Waveguide,鈥 Advanced Materials Technologies, 2200038 (pp. 1-8), March 2022.
[J22] P. Ginel-Moreno, A. S谩nchez-Postigo, J. de-Oliva-Rubio, A. Hadij-ElHouati, W. N. Ye, J. G. Wang眉emert-P茅rez, 脥. Molina-Fern谩ndez, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and A. Ortega-Mo帽ux, 鈥淢illimeter-long metamaterial surface-emitting antenna in silicon photonics platform,鈥 Optics Letters 46(15), 3733-3736, July 2021.
[J23] D. Pereira-Martin, J. M. Luque-Gonzalez, J. G. Wanguemert-Perez, A. Hadij-Elhouati, I. M.-Fernandez, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, S. Wang, W. N. Ye, J. Ctyroky, and A. Ortega-Monux, 鈥淐omplex spectral filters in silicon waveguides based on cladding-modulated Bragg gratings,鈥 Optics Express, 29 (11): 15867-15881, May 2021.
[J24] D. Gostimirovic, R. Soref, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淩esonant bistable 2 x 2 crossbar switches using dual nanobeams clad with phase-change material,鈥 OSA Continuum 4(4), 1316-1325 (2021), April 2021.
[J25] S. Khajavi, D. Melati, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, D.-X. Xu, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐ompact and highly-efficient broadband surface grating antenna on a silicon platform,鈥 Optics Express, 29(5), pp.7003-7014, Mar 2021.
[J26] D. Gostimirovic and W. N. Ye, 鈥淯ltralow-Power Double Vertical Junction Microdisk Modulators,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 27(3), 1-7, Jan 2021.
[J27] D. Gostimirovic and W. N. Ye, 鈥淎 compact silicon-photonic mode-division (de)multiplexer using waveguide-wrapped microdisk resonators,鈥 Optics Letters, 46(2), 388-391, Jan 2021.
[J28] P. Ginel-Moreno, D. Pereira-Martin, A. Hadij-Elhouati, W. N. Ye, D. Melati, D.-X. Xu, S. Janz, A. Ortega-Monux, G. Wanguemert-Perez, R. Halir, I. M.-Fernandez, J. H. Schmid, and P. Cheben, 鈥淎 highly efficient optical antenna with small beam divergence in silicon waveguides,鈥 Optics Letters 45(20), 5668-5671, Oct 2020.
[J29] T. Hao, A. S谩nchez-Postigo, P. Cheben, A. Ortega-Mo帽ux, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淒ual-Band Polarization-Independent Subwavelength Grating Coupler for Wavelength Demultiplexing,鈥 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 32(18), 1163-1166, Aug 2020.
[J30] D. Gostimirovic, F. De Leonardis, R. Soref, V. N. Passaro, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淯ltrafast electro-optical disk modulators for logic, communications, optical repeaters, and wavelength converters,鈥 Opt. Express 28(17), 24874-24888, Aug. 2020.
[J31] W. N. Ye, M. Thipse, M. B. Mahdi, S. Azad, R. Davies, M. Ruel, M. A. Silver, L. Hakami, T. Mesana, F. Leenen, T. Mussivand, 鈥淐an Heat Therapy Help Heart Failure Patients?鈥 Artificial Organs 44(7), 680-692, Feb 2020. (DOI: 10.1111/aor.13659)
[J32] S. Li, N. G. Tarr and W. N. Ye, 鈥淛FET integration using a foundry SOI photonics platform,鈥 Applied Sciences, 9(19), 3964, 1-8, Sept 2019. (invited)
[J33] N. Kohli, M. Menard and W. N. Ye, 鈥淓fficient TE/TM spot-size converter for broadband coupling to single mode fibers,鈥 OSA Continuum 2(18), 2428-2438, Aug 2019.
[J34] V. Vakarin, W. N. Ye, J. M. Ram铆rez, Q. Liu, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, G. Isella, L. Vivien, C. Alonso-Ramos, P. Cheben, and D. Marris-Morini, 鈥淯ltra-wideband Ge-rich Silicon Germanium mid-infrared polarization rotator with mode hybridization flattening,鈥 Optics Express 27, 9838-9847, March 2019.
[J35] N. Purwaha, A. Atieh, W. N. Ye, 鈥淏roadband and Polarization Flexible SOI Grating Coupler Based on Sub-Wavelength Gratings with Low Back Reflections,鈥 OSA Continuum 2(4), 1350-1357 (2019).
[J36] S. Li, N. G. Tarr, P. Berini and W. N. Ye, 鈥淥ptical and electrical performance of Schottky diodes on low loss SOI waveguides,鈥 OSA Continuum 2(1), 74-82, 2019.
[J37] D. Gostimirovic and W. N. Ye, 鈥淎n Open-Source Artificial Neural Network Model for Polarization-Insensitive Silicon-on-Insulator Subwavelength Grating Couplers,鈥 IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 25(3), 1-5, Oct 2018 (invited).
[J38] V. Vakarin, J. M. Ram铆rez, J. Frigerio, Q. Liu, A. Ballabio, X. Le Roux, C. Alonso-Ramos, G. Isella, P. Cheben, W. N. Ye, L. Vivien, D. Marris-Morini, 鈥淲ideband Ge-rich SiGe polarization insensitive waveguides for mid-infrared free-space communications,鈥 Applied Sciences, 8(7), 1154, 11 pages, Jul 2018.
[J39] D. Gostimirovic and W. N. Ye, 鈥淯ltracompact CMOS-compatible optical logic using carrier depletion in microdisk resonators,鈥 Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-10, Oct 2017.
[J40] O. Marsh, Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪lot Waveguide Ring Assisted Mach Zehnder for Sensing Applications,鈥 IEEE Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 23(2), 440-443, March 2017.
[J41] Y. Sun, Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淓xperimental demonstration of a two-mode (de)multiplexer based on a taper-etched directional coupler,鈥 Optics Letters, 41(16), 3743-3746, Jul 2016.
[J42] M. Papes, P. Cheben, W. N. Ye, J. H. Schmid, D.-X. Xu, S. Janz, D. Benedikovic, C. A. Ramos, R. Halir, A. Ortega-Monux, A. Delage and V. Vasinek, 鈥淔iber-Chip Edge Coupler with Large Mode Size for Silicon Photonic Wire Waveguides,鈥 Optics Express, 24(5), 5026-5038, 2016.
[J43] Y. Sun, Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐ompact SOI Polarization Rotator using Asymmetric Periodic Loaded Waveguides,鈥 IEEE Photonics Journal, 8(1), 1-8, Feb. 2016.
[J44] Y. Xiong, D.-X. Xu, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淗igh extinction ratio and broadband silicon TE-pass polarizer using subwavelength grating index engineering,鈥 IEEE Photonics Journal, 7(5), 1-7, Oct 2015.
[J45] S. Abdul-Majid, R. Maldonado-Basilio, C. Lei, H. Awad, I. Hasan, W. N. Ye, and T. J. Hall, 鈥淧erformance analysis of a photonic integrated interferometer circuit based on silicon-on-insulator,鈥 Optical Quantum Electronics, 47(7), 1965鈥1971, Jul 2015.
[J46] Y. Xiong, J. G. Wang眉emert鈥揚茅rez, D.-X. Xu, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淧olarization splitter and rotator with subwavelength grating for enhanced fabrication tolerance,鈥 Optics Letters, 39(24), 6931-6934, Dec. 2014.
[J47] Y. Xiong, D.-X. Xu, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, S. Janz, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淔abrication tolerant and broadband polarization splitter and rotator based on a taper-etched directional coupler,鈥 Optics Express, 22 (14), 17458-17465, Jul. 2014.
[J48] R. Veenkamp and W. N. Ye, 鈥淧lasmonic metal nanocubes for broadband photocurrent enhancement in thin-film a-Si solar cells鈥, Journal of Applied Physics, 115, 124317, 1-8, Apr 2014.
[J49] T. Tut, Y. Dan, P. Duane, W. N. Ye, F. Degirmenci, Y. Yu, M. Wober, K. B. Crozier, 鈥淪ilicon photodetectors integrated with vertical silicon nitride waveguides as image sensor pixels: fabrication and characterization,鈥 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 32(3): 031201, May 2014.
[J50] Y. Xiong, D.-X. Xu, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, S. Janz, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淩obust silicon waveguide polarization rotator with an amorphous silicon overlayer,鈥 IEEE Photonics Journal, 6(2), 2200308, Apr 2014.
[J51] B. A. Dorin and W. N. Ye, “Two-mode division multiplexing in a silicon-on-insulator ring resonator,” Optics Express, 22 (4), 4547-4558, Feb. 2014.
[J52] B. A. Dorin and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐onditions for single-mode and birefringence-free ultrasmall SOI rib waveguides at 1310 nm,鈥 IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 31 (22), 3420 – 3424, Sep 2013.
[J53] W. N. Ye and Y. Xiong, 鈥淩eview of Silicon Photonics: History and Recent Advances,鈥 Journal of Modern Optics, 60 (16), 1299-1320, Oct. 2013.
[J54] Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪ilicon MMI-coupled slotted conventional and MZI racetrack microring resonators,鈥 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 25 (19), 1185-1888, Jul. 2013.
[J55] Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淎ll-optical switching of a single wavelength in a silicon-based ring-assisted Mach鈥揨ehnder interferometer,鈥 Applied Optics, 51 (32), 7788-7793, Nov. 2012.
[J56] Y. Xiong and W. N. Ye, 鈥淚mpact of LOCOS techniques on photonic wire waveguides,鈥 Applied Optics, 51 (29), 7090-7093, Oct. 2012.
[J57] M. Ibrahim, J. H. Schmid, A. Aleali, P. Cheben, J. Lapointe, S. Janz, P. J. Bock, A. Densmore, B. Lamontagne, R. Ma, D.-X. Xu, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淎thermal silicon waveguides with bridged subwavelength gratings for TE and TM polarizations,鈥 Optics Express, 20 (16), 18356-18361, Jul. 2012.
[J58] T. Smy, P. Gunupudi, S. McGarry and W. N. Ye, 鈥淐ircuit-level Transient Simulation of Configurable Ring Resonators using Physical Models,鈥 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 28 (6), 1534-1543, Jun. 2011.
[J59] J. H. Schmid, M. Ibrahim, P. Cheben, J. Lapointe, S. Janz, P. J. Bock, A. Densmore, B. Lamontagne, R. Ma, W. N. Ye, and D.-X Xu, 鈥淭emperature-independent silicon subwavelength grating waveguides,鈥 Optics Letters, 36 (11), 2210-2212, Jun. 2011.
[J60] W. N. Ye, P. Duane, M. Wober, K. B. Crozier, 鈥淔abrication of high-aspect ratio lightpipes,鈥 J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, 29 (3), 031206, 1-5, 2011.
[J61] V. Raghunathan, W. N. Ye, J. Hu, T. Izahara, J. Michel, L. C. Kimerling, 鈥淎thermal operation of Silicon waveguides: spectral, second order and footprint dependencies,鈥 Optics Express, 18 (17), 17631-17639, Aug. 2010.
[J62] E. Schonbrun, W. N. Ye, and K. B. Crozier, “Scanning microscopy using a short-focal-length Fresnel zone plate,” Optics Letters, 34, 2228-2230, Jul. 2009.
[J63] W. N. Ye, J. Michel, and L. C. Kimerling, 鈥淎thermal high-index-contrast waveguide design,鈥 IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 20 (11), 882-884, June 2008.
[J64] D.-X. Xu, W. N. Ye, S. Janz, A. Del芒ge, P. Cheben, B. Lamontagne, E. Post, and P. Waldron, 鈥淪tress induced effects for advanced polarization control in silicon photonics components,鈥 Advances in Optical Technologies, ID: 689715, 1-10, June 2008 (invited).
[J65] W. N. Ye, D.-X. Xu, S. Janz, P. Waldron, P. Cheben, and N. G. Tarr, 鈥淧assive Broadband Stress-induced SOI Polarization Splitters,鈥 Optics Letters, 32 (11), 1492-1494, June 2007.
[J66] S. Janz, P. Cheben, D. Dalacu, A. Delage, A. Densmore, B. Lamontagne, M.-J. Picard, E. Post, J. H. Schmid, P. Waldron, D.-X. Xu, K.-P. Yap, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淢icrophotonic Elements for Integration on the Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguide Platform,鈥 IEEE Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 12 (6), 1402-1415, Dec 2006.
[J67] S. Janz, P. Cheben, A. Delage, B. Lamontagne, M.-J. Picard, D.-X. Xu, K.P. Yap, W. N. Ye, 鈥淢icrophotonics: Current Challenges and Applications,鈥 in Frontiers in Planar Lightwave Circuit Technology, S. Janz, J. Ctyroky, S. Tanev eds., 1-38, (Springer, Dordrecht, 2006).
[J68] W. N. Ye, D.-X. Xu, S. Janz, P. Cheben, M.-J. Picard, B. Lamontagne, and N. G. Tarr, 鈥淏irefringence Control Using Stress Engineering for Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) Waveguides,鈥 IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 23 (3), 1308-1318, Mar 2005.
[J69] D.-X. Xu, P. Cheben, D. Dalacu, A. Delage, S. Janz, B. Lamontagne, M.-J. Picard, W. N. Ye, 鈥淓liminating the birefringence in silicon-on-insulator ridge waveguides using the cladding stress,鈥 Optics Letters, 29 (20), 2384-2386, Oct 2004.
[J70] W. N. Ye, L. Brzozowski, E. H. Sargent, and D. Pelinovsky, “Stable all-optical limiting in nonlinear periodic structures III: non-solitonic pulse propagation,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 20 (4), 695-705, 2003; Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, 2 (4), 2003.
Patents
[P1] J. Zhang, J. H. Schmid, P. Cheben, and W. N. Ye, 鈥淒ense two-dimensional optical phased arrays,鈥 Jun 2025.
[P2] D. Melati, D.-X. Xu, P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, M. K. Dezfouli, Y. Grinberg, R. Cheriton, S. Janz, W. N. Ye, S. Khajavi, 鈥淢ethod for ultra-wideband and highly efficient surface grating in silicon photonics,鈥 US Patent Application #: WO 2022/013780 A1, Jan 20, 2022.
[P3] P. Cheben, J. H. Schmid, P. Ginel-Moreno, D. Pereira-Martin, A. Hadij-Elhouati, W. N. Ye, D. Melati, D.-X. Xu, S. Janz, A. S谩nchez-Postigo, A. Ortega-Mo帽ux, J. G. Wang眉emert-P茅rez, 脥. Molina-Fern谩ndez, 鈥淥ptical antenna in silicon waveguides,鈥 US Patent Application #: WO 2022/013779A1, July 14, 2021.
[P4] N. Purwaha and W. N. Ye, 鈥淏roadband polarization independent grating coupler based on apodized subwavelength gratings,鈥 US Patent Application #: 62716461, August 9, 2018.
[P5] B. A. Dorin and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪ystem and Method for an Optical Coupler,鈥 US Patent#: US9445165B2, September 13, 2016.
[P6] B. A. Dorin and W. N. Ye, 鈥淪ystem and method for an optical phase shifter,鈥 US Patent#: US8923660B2, December 30, 2014.
[P7] T. Tut, P. Duane, W. N. Ye, M. Wober, K. B. Crozier, 鈥淪ilicon nitride light pipes for image sensors,鈥 US Patent #: US8890271B2, November 18, 2014.
[P8] W. N. Ye, K. B. Crozier, P. Duane, M Wober, 鈥淔abrication of high aspect ratio features in a glass layer by etching,鈥 US Patent App. 12/472,271, December 2, 2010.