Prospects and design considerations for hybrid glass-silicon waveguides

In this talk we present on recent advancements in hybrid-glass waveguides on silicon photonic platforms. We describe novel monolithic hybrid integration approaches and waveguide designs for functional glass claddings on silicon-on-insulator (SOI). We describe our results on low-loss hybrid tellurite-silicon waveguides, high-Q resonators, and amplifiers and lasers and our recent efforts to optimize their performance and utility in silicon photonic systems. Such devices are promising for new functionalities in sensing, metrology, computing, and communications applications.