2023 Volume 92 Issue 5 Pages 266-272
Various novel properties are being found in one- and two-dimensional nanomaterials, many of which are considered promising for photonic applications. However, there is an issue of the optical interaction cross-section which is generally too small due to their atomic dimension. Recently, a number of ways have been proposed and demonstrated to combine them with appropriate nanophotonic platforms to induce strong light confinement, thereby increasing the interactions, which may enable us to employ these novel properties in photonic integrated circuits. This article reviews results of recent research activities of hybrid nanomaterial-nanophotonic platforms. This technology is promising as future photonic integration, in which we will be able to add various photonic functionalities onto passive Si-based photonic integrated circuits by selectively loading functional nanomaterials.