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IST: PICCO

Full Name: Photonic Integrated Circuits using photonic Crystal Optics

Duration: 1/3/2000-30/9/2003 (Finished)

Partners:

Glasgow University (U.K.)
COM Research Center (Denmark)
Pirelli (Italy)
Photon Design (U.K.)
Bookham Technologies (U.K.)
University of Udine (Italy)
University of St-Andrews (UK)

Objective:

Development of ultra-compact, high contrast photonic integrated circuits using photonic crystals properties.

INTEC's Role:

Development of ultra-compact, high contrast photonic integrated circuits using photonic crystals properties.

Project Web site: http://www.intec.ugent.be/picco

People involved

Research topics involved

Publications in the framework of this project (79)

International Journals

D. Neel, T. Benyattou, P. Sanchis, J. Marti, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, Optical near-field study of photonic crystal tapers, Applied Optics, 48(30), p.5718-5721 doi:10.1364/AO.48.005718 (2009) .
P. Sanchis, J. Marti, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Experimental results on adiabatic coupling into SOI photonic Crystal coupled-cavity waveguides, Photonics Technology Letters, 17(6), p.1199-1201 doi:10.1109/lpt.2005.846621 (2005) .
H. Gersen, T.J. Karle, R.J.P. Engelen, W. Bogaerts, J.P. Korterik, N.F. van Hulst, T.F. Krauss, L. Kuipers, Direct observation of Bloch harmonics and negative phase velocity in photonic crystal waveguides, Physics Review Letters, 94(12), p.123901 doi:10.1103/physrevlett.94.123901 (2005) .
H. Gersen, T.J. Karle, R.J.P. Engelen, W. Bogaerts, J.P. Korterik, N.F. van Hulst, T.F. Krauss, L. Kuipers, Real space observation of ultraslow light in photonic crystal waveguides., Physics Review Letters, 94(7), p.073903 doi:10.1103/physrevlett.94.073903 (2005) .
W. Bogaerts, R. Baets, P. Dumon, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, J. Van Campenhout, P. Bienstman, D. Van Thourhout, Nanophotonic Waveguides in Silicon-on-Insulator Fabricated with CMOS Technology, Journal of Lightwave Technology (invited), 23(1), p.401-412 doi:10.1109/JLT.2004.834471 (2005) .
D. Taillaert, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Compact efficient broadband grating coupler for silicon-on-insulator waveguides , Optics Letters, 29(23), p.2749-2751 doi:10.1364/ol.29.002749 (2004) .
P.I. Borel, L.H. Frandsen, A. Harpoeth, J.B. Leon, H. Liu, M. Kristensen, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, J. Wouters, Bandwidth engineering of photonic crystal waveguide bends, Electronics Letters, 40(20), p.1263-1264 doi:10.1049/el:20046206 (2004) .
P. Sanchis, J. Garcia, J. Marti, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, Experimental demonstration of high coupling efficiency between wide ridge dielectric waveguides and single-mode photonic crystal waveguides , IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., 16(10), p.2272-2274 doi:10.1109/lpt.2004.833915 (2004) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, D. Taillaert, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, B. Luyssaert, J. Van Campenhout, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, SOI Nanophotonic Waveguide Structures Fabricated with Deep UV Lithography , Photonics and Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications (invited), 2(2), p.81-86 doi:10.1016/j.photonics.2004.07.002 (2004) .
L.H. Frandsen, P.I. Borel, Y.X. Zhuang, A. Harpoeth, M. Thorhauge, M. Kristensen, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, J. Wouters, Ultra Low Loss 3 dB Photonic Crystal Waveguide Splitter , Optics Letters, 29(14), p.1623-1625 doi:10.1364/OL.29.001623 (2004) .
V.S. Volkov, S.L. Bozhevolnyi, D. Taillaert, Near-field imaging of light diffraction out of slab waveguides, Laser Physics Letters, 1(6), p.311-316 doi:10.1002/lapl.200410072 (2004).
P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, J. Van Campenhout, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, P. Bienstman, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Low-loss SOI Photonic Wires and Ring Resonators Fabricated with Deep UV Lithography, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 16(5), p.1328-1330 doi:10.1109/lpt.2004.826025 (2004) .
W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, P. Dumon, J. Van Campenhout, P. Bienstman, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, Basic structures for photonic integrated circuits in Silicon-on-insulator, Optics Express (invited), 12(8), p.1583-1591 doi:10.1364/OPEX.12.001583 (2004) .
D. Taillaert, H. Chong, P. Borel, L. Frandsen, R.M. De La Rue, R. Baets, A compact two-dimensional grating coupler used as a polarization splitter, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 15(9), p.1249-1251 doi:10.1109/lpt.2003.816671 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Scattering at sidewall roughness in photonic crystal slabs, Optics Letters, 28(9), p.689-691 doi:10.1364/OL.28.000689 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, D. Taillaert, S. Beckx, B. Luyssaert, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Fabrication of Photonic Crystals in Silicon-on-Insulator Using 248-nm Deep UV Lithography, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 8(4), p.928-934 doi:10.1109/jstqe.2002.800845 (2002) .
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, T.F. Krauss, P. Van Daele, I. Moerman, S. Verstuyft, K. De Mesel, R. Baets, An Out-of-Plane Grating Coupler for Efficient Butt-Coupling Between Compact Planar Waveguides and Single-Mode Fibers, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 38(7), p.949-955 doi:10.1109/jqe.2002.1017613 (2002) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, D. De Zutter, Out-of-plane scattering in 1-D photonic crystal slabs, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 34(1/3), p.195-203 doi:10.1023/A:1013381616043 (2002) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, D. De Zutter, Out-of-Plane Scattering in Photonic Crystal Slabs, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 13(6), p.565-567 doi:10.1109/68.924021 (2001) .

International Conferences

W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, J. Wouters, P. Jaenen, S. Beckx, V. Wiaux, D. Van Thourhout, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, R. Baets, Silicon-on-Insulator Nanophotonics, SPIE Optics and Optoelectronics (invited), 5956, Poland, p.5956R-1-15 (2005) .
T.J. Karle, T.F. Krauss, W. Bogaerts, H. Gersen, R.J.P. Engelen, J.P. Korterik, N.F. van Hulst, L. Kuipers, Slow light, modal dispersion and mini stop bands in photonic crystal waveguides: experiments and modelling, Workshop on Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-VI), Greece, p.B.40 (2005) .
P. Dumon, I. Christiaens, W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Microring resonators in Silicon-on-insulator, ECIO 2005 , France, p.196-199 (2005) .
P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, D. Van Thourhout, D. Taillaert, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, J. Wouters, R. Baets, Wavelength-selective components in SOI photonic wires fabricated with deep UV lithography, Group IV Photonics, Hong Kong, p.WB5 doi:10.1109/group4.2004.1416642 (2004) .
P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, D. Van Thourhout, D. Taillaert, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, J. Wouters, R. Baets, Cascaded Mach-Zehnder Filters in Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Wires fabricated with deep UV lithography, European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2004, Th.(Post-deadline), Sweden, p.24-25 (2004) .
B. Luyssaert, P. Vandersteegen, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, P. Sanchis, J. Marti, R. Baets, A Versatile Optical Spot-Size Converter Design, European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2004, We(3), Sweden, p.468-469 (2004) .
R. Baets, Photonic Crystal Research in IST, European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2004 (invited), 5(Symposia), Sweden, p.80-82 (2004) .
M. Thorhauge, L.H. Frandsen, P.I. Borel, A. Harpoeth, Y.X. Zhuang, M. Kristensen, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, Novel low-loss 60° bends in photonic crystal waveguides, CLEO/IQEC, United States, p.CWP2 (2004).
P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, J. Van Campenhout, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Low-loss photonic wires and compact ring resonators in Silicon-on-insulator, SPIE International Symposium Photonics Europe, France, doi:10.1117/12.548266 (2004).
R. Baets, W. Bogaerts, Nanophotonic waveguides in SOI by means of deep UV lithography, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V) (invited), Japan, p.160 (2004) .
B. Luyssaert, P. Vandersteegen, W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Compact Photonic Spot-Size Converter, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V), Japan, p.193 (2004).
P. Sanchis, J. Marti, P. Bienstman, B. Luyssaert, R. Baets, Analytic expressions for transmission and reflection from semi-infinite photonic crystal waveguides, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V), Tu-P31, Japan, (2004).
L.H. Frandsen, P.I. Borel, A. Harpoeth, M. Kristensen, M. Thorhauge, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, Ultra low loss photonic crystal waveguide 3 dB splitter, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V), Japan, p.146 (2004).
M. Kristensen, L.H. Frandsen, A. Harpoeth, Y.X. Zhuang, P.I. Borel, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, Large bandwidth 60° bend in photonic crystal waveguides, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V), Japan, p.93 (2004).
P. Sanchis, J. Garcia, F. Cuesta-Costo, A. Martinez, J. Blasco, J. Marti, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Experimental demonstration of a high efficiency coupling technique for planar photonic crystal circuits, Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-V), Japan, p.128 (2004).
Y.X. Zhuang, L.H. Frandsen, A. Harpøth, M. Thorhauge, M. Kristensen, P.I. Borel, W. Bogaerts, R. Baets, Wavelength tuning of photonic crystal waveguides fabricated using 248-nm deep UV lithography , OFC 2004, United States, p.ThR2 (2004).
P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, J. Van Campenhout, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Low-loss photonic wires and compact ring resonators in silicon-on-insulator, LEOS Benelux Annual Symposium 2003, Netherlands, (2003) .
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, R. Baets, Efficient coupling between submicron SOI-waveguides and single-mode fibers, IEEE/Leos Benelux Annual Symposium 2003, Netherlands, p.289-292 (2003).
H. Desmet, W. Bogaerts, A. Adamski, J. Beeckman, K. Neyts, R. Baets, Silicon-on-insulator optical waveguides with liquid crystal cladding for switching and tuning, ECOC 2003, 3, Italy, p.430-431 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Tolerance control for photonic crystal structures fabricated with deep UV lithography, ECOC 2003, 5, Italy, p.46-47 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, P. Dumon, D. Taillaert, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, J. Van Campenhout, B. Luyssaert, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Large-scale production techniques for photonic nanostructures, Proc. SPIE (invited), 5225, United States, p.101-112 doi:10.1117/12.503665 (2003) .
R. Baets, P. Bienstman, W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, Coupling issues in strongly confined nanophotonic waveguides, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings (invited), Canada, p.41-42 doi:10.1109/leosst.2003.1224266 (2003).
R. Baets, P. Bienstman, W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, Coupling issues in strongly confined nanophotonic waveguides, ICTON 2003 (invited), Poland, p.191-192 doi:10.1109/icton.2003.1264613 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Sidewall Roughness in Photonic Crystal Slabs: A Comparison of High-Contrast Membranes and Low-Contrast III-V Epitaxial Structures, European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Czech Republic, p.349-352 (2003) .
T.F. Krauss, R. Wilson, R. Baets, W. Bogaerts, M. Kristensen, P.I. Borel, L.H. Frandsen, M. Thorhauge, B. Tromborg, A. Lavrinenko, R.M. De La Rue, H. Chong, L. Socci, M. Midrio, D. Gallagher, Photonic Integrated Circuits using Crystal Optics (PICCO), European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) (invited), Czech Republic, p.113-117 (2003) .
D. Taillaert, R. Baets, H. Chong, R.M. De La Rue, P. Borel, L. Frandsen, A compact two-dimensional Grating Coupler used as a polarisation splitter, European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Czech Republic, p.PD:5-8 (2003) .
B. Luyssaert, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, 2D simulations of various compact spot-size converters, 2002 IEEE/LEOS Benelux Annual Symposium, Netherlands, p.203-206 (2002).
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Out-of-plane scattering at sidewall roughness in photonic crystal slabs, 2002 IEEE/LEOS Benelux Annual Symposium , Netherlands, p.79-82 (2002) .
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, D. Taillaert, S. Beckx, R. Baets, SOI Photonic Crystal components fabricated with deep UV lithography, PECS-IV, United States, p.40 (2002) .
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Out-of-plane fiber coupler for coupling to high-index-contrast waveguides, PECS-IV, United States, p.155 (2002) .
B. Luyssaert, R. Baets, 2-D simulations of various compact spot-size converters, PECS-IV, United States, p.62 (2002).
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, D. Taillaert, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Photonic Crystal Waveguides in SOI fabricated with deep UV lithography, European Conference on Optical Communication ECOC 2002, Denmark, p.4.4.5 (2002) .
R. Baets, Managing out-of-plane coupling 2D crystals, Workshop and EOS Topical meeting -Two Dimensional Photonic Crystals (invited), Switzerland, (2002).
W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, Deep UV lithography for mass-manufacturing photonic crystal based components, Workshop 2D photonic crystals, Switzerland, p.III-24 (2002).
B. Luyssaert, R. Baets, 2D simulations of various compact spot-size converters, Workshop 2D photonic crystals, Switzerland, p.I-09 (2002).
D. Taillaert, Out-of-plane fiber coupler for coupling to high-index-contrast waveguides, Workshop 2D photonic crystals, Switzerland, p.I-17 (2002).
P. Bienstman, Efficient modelling methods for photonic crystal devices, European workshop on two-dimensional photonic crystals (invited), Switzerland, (2002).
W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, Large-scale production techniques for photonic nanostructures using excimer laser replication, Integrated Photonics Research (IPR) (invited), Canada, doi:10.1364/ipr.2002.ifh4 (2002) .
R. Baets, Towards nanophotonic integrated circuits: the challenges, Conference on Optoelectronics and Optical Communications (COOC 2002) (invited), 9(1), p.3-4 (2002).
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, D. Taillaert, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Fabrication of Ultra-Compact Photonic Structures in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Using 248 nm Deep UV Lithography, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) 2002, 2, Poland, p.30-33 doi:10.1109/icton.2002.1007842 (2002) .
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, T.F. Krauss, P. Van Daele, I. Moerman, R. Baets, An out-of-plane grating coupler for efficient butt-coupling between compact planar waveguides and single-mode fibres, 6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, Belgium, p.17-20 (2001).
B. Luyssaert, D. Taillaert, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, Compact mode converters for PICs, 6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, Belgium, p.205-208 (2001).
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, T.F. Krauss, I. Moerman, P. Van Daele, R. Baets, A high-efficiency out-of-plane fibre coupler for coupling to high index contrast waveguides, ECOC 01, Netherlands, p.30-31 doi:10.1109/ecoc.2001.989034 (2001) .
W. Bogaerts, SOI Photonic Crystal Fabrication Using Deep UV, NKT Summer School, Denmark, (2001).
R. Baets, P. Bienstman, W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, Guided wave photonic ICs: photonic crystals versus total internal reflection, PECS III (invited), United Kingdom, (2001).
W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, V. Wiaux, S. Beckx, M. Maenhoudt, G. Vandenberghe, SOI Photonic Crystal Fabrication Using Deep UV Lithography, PECS III, United Kingdom, (2001) .
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. De Zutter, R. Baets, Design of an out-of-plane coupler for efficient butt-coupling from photonic crystal waveguides to single-mode fibres, PECS III, United Kingdom, (2001).
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Out-of-plane scattering in photonic crystal slabs, Conference Proceedings of LEOS, Costa Rica, p.PD1.5 (2000) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Out-of-plane scattering losses in 1D photonic crystal slabs, Proceedings Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter,2000, Netherlands, p.35-37 (2000) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Out-of-plane scattering in 1D photonic crystal slabs, Summer School and European Optical Society Topical Meeting in Semiconductor Microcavity Photonics, Switzerland, (2000).

National Conferences

P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, D. Van Thourhout, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, R. Baets, WDM filters in Silicon-on-insulator photonic wires, Doctoraatssymposium Faculteit Toegepaste Wetenschappen, Belgium, (2004) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, J. Van Campenhout, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Nanophotonic waveguides in Silicon-on-Insulator Fabricated with CMOS Technology, 1st Flanders Engineering PhD Symposium, Belgium, p.63 (2003) .
W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, V. Wiaux, J. Wouters, S. Beckx, D. Taillaert, B. Luyssaert, J. Van Campenhout, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, Nanophotonic waveguides in Silicon-on-Insulator Fabricated with CMOS Technology, 4th UGent FTW PhD Symposium, Belgium, p.56 (2003) .
B. Luyssaert, P. Vandersteegen, R. Baets, Compact Photonic Spot-Size Converters, FTW PhD symposium, Belgium, p.57 (2003) .
D. Taillaert, R. Baets, A grating-coupler interface between photonic integrated circuits and optical fibers, 3rd FTW PHD Symposium, Interactive poster session, paper nr. 64 (proceedings available on CD-Rom) , Belgium, (2002).
B. Luyssaert, R. Baets, 2-D simulations of various compact spot-size converters, LEOS benelux Photonic Crystal Workshop, Belgium, (2002).
D. Taillaert, W. Bogaerts, R. Baets, Coupling light into tiny waveguides, LEOS Benelux Photonic Crystal Workshop, Belgium, (2002).
J. Van Campenhout, W. Bogaerts, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Compact photonic-crystal waveguides in Silicon-on-Insulator: design and experimental verification, LEOS Benelux Photonic Crystal Workshop, Belgium, (2002).
W. Bogaerts, V. Wiaux, D. Taillaert, S. Beckx, R. Baets, Making lots of little holes (Or using CMOS mass fabrication technology to make photonic crystals), LEOS benelux Photonic Crystal Workshop, Belgium, (2002).
W. Bogaerts, P. Bienstman, D. Taillaert, R. Baets, Photonic crystal slabs : how to reduce out-of-plane scattering losses, 1st doctoraatssymposium FTW, Belgium, (2000) .