Optical Switching in Next Generation Data Centers
Editors: Francesco Testa and Lorenzo Pavesi 
This book introduces the reader to the optical switching technology for its application to data centers. In addition, it takes a picture of the status of the technology and system architecture evolution and of the research in the area of optical switching in data center. The book is organized in four parts: the first part is focused on the system aspects of optical switching in intra-data center networking, the second part is dedicated to describing the recently demonstrated optical switching networks, the third part deals with the latest technologies developed to enable optical switching and, finally, the fourth part of the book outlines the future prospects and trends.
From SHG to mid-infrared SPDC generation in strained silicon waveguides 
C. Castellan, A Trenti, M Mancinelli, A Marchesini, M Ghulinyan, G Pucker and L. Pavesia
Proc. of SPIE Vol. 10358, doi: 10.1117/12.2273641
SPIE will support the 6th International Symposium on Optics and its Applications (OPTICS-2018, 17-20 February 2018 Trento (Italy)) which our chapter is organizing. 
The goal of this symposium is to bring together young and senior researchers from different countries working on optics, and to create a network to discuss the most recent developments and achievements in this area.
Use of Microring Resonators for biospecific interaction analysis 
T. Chalyana, G. A.J. Besselinkb, R. G. Heideman and L. Pavesi
Proc. of SPIE Vol. 10353, 103530Q, doi: 10.1117/12.2274132
23-25 August, 2017 Berlin, Germany 
We congratulate Stefano Signorini who won the IEEE Photonics Society award for the Best Poster Presentation during the Group Four Photonics conference. The poster title was Broad wavelength generation and conversion with Multi odal Four Wave Mixing in silicon waveguides.