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The Photonics Research Group in the Department of Information Technology of Ghent University is active in the field of photonic integration - more specifically silicon photonics - and its applications in information and communication technology, in sensing and in life sciences. The group is closely associated with IMEC.
The group puts its research focus on new concepts
for photonic integrated devices and circuits and on the associated
technologies and design methodologies. This includes passive and active
waveguide-based photonic components, based on CMOS-compatible materials and
processes as well as hybrid approaches combining silicon with other
functional materials. The activities ‘center’ around the telecom wavelength
of 1.55 micrometer but are expanding both to longer wavelengths (mid-IR) and
shorter wavelengths (visible). The infrastructure of the group includes clean room facilities for in-house fabrication of components as well as a variety of CAD-tools and measurement labs. The group is associated with the micro-electronics research center IMEC in Leuven and uses the CMOS-oriented research facilities of IMEC for research on Silicon photonics. The group has a research staff of about 70 people with a mixture of electrical engineering and applied physics profiles. The senior academic staff consists of the professors Roel Baets, Peter Bienstman, Wim Bogaerts, Nicolas Le Thomas, Geert Morthier, Gunther Roelkens and Dries Van Thourhout. The group is involved in various national and international projects and research grants. At this moment the group acts as coordinator for the following international projects: the Support Actions ESSenTIAL, in support of the Silicon Photonics Platform ePIXfab and several research projects such as SmartFiber. Furthermore the group also coordinates the international European (Erasmus Mundus) Master of Science in Photonics. Prof. Roel Baets received an ERC (European Research Council) Advanced Grant for the InSpectra project and Methusalem funding of the Flemish government for 'Smart Photonic Chips'. Prof. Peter Bienstman (NARESCO), prof. Dries Van Thourhout (ULPPIC) & prof. Gunther Roelkens (MIRACLE) all received an ERC Starting Grant. Photonics Research Group is member of the UGent Plateau Photonics Innovation Center and of the UGent multidisciplinary research platform: Center for Nano- and Biophotonics (NB-Photonics). Vacancies available- Postdoc/PhD: Silicon Photonic Spectroscopic Gas Sensors - MSc. thesis topics |
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News & Highlights:
01/11/2013: Ghent University website focus on international research project 'Pocket', coordinated by prof. Bienstman 28/10/2013: Talk by dr. Andrew Rickman (Oclaro Inc. - ex-Bookham Technologies) 20/09/2013: NB-Photonics Annual Meeting 2013 19/09/2013: PhD-defense ir. Diedrik Vermeulen 'Silicon Photonics for Optical Fiber Communication' 17/09/2013: Huawei completes acquisition of Caliopa 16/09/2013: Bart Kuyken awarded with IEEE Photonics graduate students fellowship 16/09/2013: Talk by dr. Michael Roelens (Finisar) 03/09/2013: PhD-defense ir. Yanlu Li 'Miniaturized Laser Doppler Vibrometer Integrated on a Silicon Photonics Platform'
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