ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on photonic integrated circuit (PIC) devices with a new class of material known as photonic bandgap (PBG) crystals for control of photons not achievable with legacy dielectric waveguide systems. Specifically, silicon is the material of choice being investigated for the PBG PIC devices designed to address the objectives of macro-to-micro optical system integration, ultracompact optical device footprint, high optical performance, realization of deep submicrometer length scale photonic crystal devices, and demonstration of PIC PBG functionalities.
