1 Table of Contents: “...Advanced Conventional Interconnects: State of the Art, Future Trends, and Limitations -- Optical...”

2 Table of Contents: “... modulators for on-chip otical interconnects -- Hybrid silicon photonic integrated circuits for optical...”

3 Table of Contents: “... photonic integrated chip on a silicon platform -- LSI on-chip optical interconnection with silicon...”

4 Table of Contents: “...PART 1: Advances in Fundamental Research -- Enhanced optical properties of Si nanocrystals...”

5 Table of Contents: “...Introduction: Fundamental Aspects -- Electron States and Optical Properties in Confined Silicon...”

6 Table of Contents: “... nanocrystals -- Optical and electrical characteristics of LEDs fabricated from Si-nanocrystals. embedded in SiO...”

7 Table of Contents: “... molecular quantum wire with exceptional optical properties -- The electronic structure of carbon-based...”

8 Table of Contents: “... Microphotonics -- Optical Interconnect -- Monolithic Silicon Light Sources -- Light Generation, Amplification...”

9 Table of Contents: “... Proteins in Photoprotection -- Non-Linear Microscopy -- Applications of Optical Resonance to Biological...”