Integrated photonics means integrating multiple photonic functions on a single Photonic Integrated Chip (PIC). Empowered by various nanofabrication techniques on diverse innovative material platforms

remarkable advances have been made in integrated photonics in the last decade.

Light: Advanced Manufacturing (LAM)

is a new

highly selective

open-access

and free of charge international sister journal of the Nature Journal

Light: Science & Applications (Light)

.

LAM

aims to publish original innovative research papers and timely

state-of-the-art reviews in all modern areas of preferred light-based manufacturing

including fundamental and applied research as well as industrial innovations.

LAM

is organizing a special issue on integrated photonics

in order to capture the most exciting cutting edge advances in integrated photonics

including new material platforms

new fabrication and characterization technologies

new device architectures

new design principle of miniaturized components

nanophotonic devices

and their potential applications. We are very honored to feature Prof. Baohua Jia

the lead guest editor of this special issue

as this issue's Light People. She is the Director of Center for Atomaterial Sciences and Technologies at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University and a top-level Future Fellow funded by the Australian Research Council. Her research focuses on fundamental light and nanomaterial interaction. In particular

her work on laser manipulation of two-dimensional materials has led to the design and fabrication of functional nanostructures and nanomaterials for effective harnessing and storage of clean energy from sunlight

purifying water and air for clean environment and imaging and spectroscopy and nanofabrication using ultrafast laser towards fast-speed all-optical communications and intelligent manufacturing. She is an elected Fellow of Optica (formally known as OSA) and an elected Fellow of the Institute of Materials

Minerals

and Mining. She serves on the College of Expert for the Australian Research Council since 2019. Now please follow Light scientific editor to enter Prof. Jia's academic world.