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[EN] This paper presents a review and discussion of the applications of Microwave Photonic techniques and functionalities to the field of optical fiber sensors. A specific end-to end model for its characterization is presented here for the first time that yields the sensitivity of the different figures of merit in terms of measurand variations. Experimental techniques to characterize these systems are presented and applications of two specific microwave photonic functionalities to high-resolution discrete and quasi-distributed optical sensing are illustrated. Future directions of research are also highlighted. ; This work was supported in part by the Spanish MINECO through projects TEC2014-60378-C2-1-R MEMES and in part by the Government of Valencia through the Research Excellency Award Program GVA PROMETEO II/2013/012. The work of J. Hervas was supported by the MECD FPU scholarship (FPU13/04675). The work of Ming Li was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61377002, 61522509, and 61535012and in part by the Thousand Young Talent program ; Hervás-Peralta, J.; Ricchiuti, AL.; Li, W.; Zhu, NH.; Fernandez-Pousa, CR.; Sales Maicas, S.; Li, M. (2017). Microwave Photonics for Optical Sensors. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 23(2):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2017.2651117 ; S ; 1 ; 13 ; 23 ; 2

[EN] We review recent work done by the photonics packaging platform ePIXpack that serves the academic community with packaging and assembly developments in the area of integrated photonics. The paper includes recent examples of our packaging and assembly work, covering a broad range of technologies from silicon photonics to InP-based devices ; This work was supported in part by the European Union (EU)-funded FP6-project ePIXnet, and in part by the FP7-project BOOM. ; Zimmermann, L.; Preve, GB.; Tekin, T.; Rosin, T.; Landles, K. (2011). Packaging and assembly for integrated photonics - a review of the ePIXpack photonics packaging platform. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 17(3):645-651. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2084992 ; S ; 645 ; 651 ; 17 ; 3

In celebration of the 2015 International Year of Light, we highlight major breakthroughs in photonics for energy conversion and conservation. The section on energy conversion discusses the role of light in solar light harvesting for electrical and thermal power generation; chemical energy conversion and fuel generation; as well as photonic sensors for energy applications. The section on energy conservation focuses on solid-state lighting, flat-panel displays, and optical communications and interconnects ; A.F.N. acknowledges support from the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) of Brazil. D.O'C. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant DMR- 1309459). J.J.P. acknowledges support from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. I.D.W.S. acknowledges support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK (Grants EP/K00042X and EP/L012294) and the European Research Council of the European Union (Grant 321305). N.T. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grants ECCS 1408051 and DMR 1505122)

As rapid technological developments occur in electronics, photonics, mechanics, chemistry, and biology, the demand for portable, lightweight integrated microsystems is relentless. These devices are getting exponentially smaller, increasingly used in everything from video games, hearing aids, and pacemakers to more intricate biomedical engineering and military applications.Edited by Kris Iniewski, a revolutionary in the field of advanced semiconductor materials, Integrated Microsystems: Electronics, Photonics, and Biotechnology focuses on techniques for optimized desi.

Optics and photonics are widely regarded today as key technologies. Many science and technology experts have described the 21st century as the century of the photon because optics and photonics technologies are providing science and industry with a wide-range of essential applications impacting nearly all areas of our lives! This handbook is devoted to all those public and private organisations willing to organise outreach activities for young people. In particular universities, research centres, science centres, museums that have outreach at the core of their activity are addressed as well as city councils, regional administrations and national governments interested in the promotion of scientific knowledge to young children. The objective of this handbook is to summarize best practices on how to promote photonics and light-based technologies to young people. This handbook is not meant to be authoritative, nor exhaustive in terms of photonics outreach, which is why the document was published with the title 'Towards Best Practice in Photonics Outreach. Aim of this handbook is to provide an overview of the best working approaches undertaken in the Photonics4All project in order to benefit the network of science communicators throughout Europe.

The objective of this handbook is to summarize best practice on how to promote photonics and light-based technologies to the general public. This handbook is devoted to all those public and private organizations willing to organise outreach activities for the general public. In particular, universities, research centres, science centres, museums, that have outreach at the core of their activity are addressed as well as city councils, regional administrations and national governments interested in the promotion of scientific knowledge to the general public. The handbook is not meant to be authoritative, nor exhaustive in terms of photonics outreach, which is why the document was published with the title 'Towards Best Practice in Photonics Outreach'. Aim of this handbook is to provide an overview of the best working approaches undertaken in the Photonics4All project in order to benefit the network of science communicators throughout Europe.