Research Topics

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photonic-electronic integrated circuits for optical transceivers

Research Area: Photonics-electronics convergence, Silicon photonics for telecom, datacom and interconnect

Main Researcher: Gunther Roelkens

Other people involved:

Related Research Projects

ESA: EPFC (Electronic-Photonic Frequency Converter)

PhD thesises
Laurens Bogaert, Elektronische en fotonische geïntegreerde schakelingen voor millimetergolf-over-vezel, Electronic and Photonic Integrated Circuits for Millimeter Wave-over-Fiber, (6/2020)
Laurens Breyne, Co-ontwerp van geïntegreerde SiGe-BiCMOS-hogesnelheidsschakelingen en siliciumgebaseerde mach-zehnder-modulatoren voor optische verbindingen, Co-Design of High-Speed Integrated SiGe BiCMOS Drivers and Silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulators for Optical Links, (5/2021)
Publications
International Journals

J. Zhang, L. Bogaert, C.J. Krückel, E. Soltanian, H. Deng, B. Haq, J.Rimbock, J. Van Kerrebrouck, G. Lepage, P. Verheyen, J. Van Campenhout, P. Ossieur, D. Van Thourhout, G. Morthier, W. Bogaerts, G. Roelkens, Micro-transfer printing InP C-band SOAs on advanced silicon photonics platform for lossless MZI switch fabrics and high-speed integrated transmitters, Optics Express, 31(26), p.42807-42821 doi:10.1364/OE.505112 (2023)  .
T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, L. Bogaert, M. Billet, S. Poelman, S. Cuyvers, J. Van Kerrebrouck, A. Moerman, O. Caytan, N. Singh, S. Lemey, G. Torfs, P. Ossieur, G. Roelkens, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, Heterogeneous integration of a High-Speed Lithium Niobate Modulator on Silicon Nitride using Micro-Transfer Printing, APL Photonics, 8, p.paper 086102 (7 pages) doi:10.1063/5.0150878 (2023)  .
L. Bogaert, J. Van Kerrebrouck, L. Breyne, J. Lambrecht, H. Li, K. Van Gasse, J. Verbist, M. Vanhoecke, H. Ramon, A. Srinivasan, P. De Heyn, J. Van Campenhout, P. Ossieur, P. Demeester, X. Yin, J. Bauwelinck, G. Torfs, G. Roelkens, SiGe EAM-Based Transceivers for Datacenter Interconnects and Radio over Fiber, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (invited), 27(3), p.6000113 doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2020.3027046 (2021)  .
L. Bogaert, J. Van Kerrebrouck, H. Li, I. Lima de Paula, K. Van Gasse, C.-Y. Wu, P. Ossieur, S. Lemey, H. Rogier, P. Demeester, G. Roelkens, J. Bauwelinck, G. Torfs, SiPhotonics/GaAs 28-GHz Transceiver with Reflective EAM for Laser-Less mmWave-over-Fiber, Journal of Lightwave Technologies (invited), 39(3), p.779-786 doi:10.1109/JLT.2020.3021175 (2021)  .
L. Bogaert, H. Li, K. Van Gasse, J. Van Kerrebrouck, J. Bauwelinck, G. Roelkens, G. Torfs, 36 Gb/s Narrowband Photoreceiver for mmWave Analog Radio-over-Fiber, Journal of Lightwave Technologies, 38(12), p.3289-3295 doi:10.1109/JLT.2020.2968149 (2020)  .
J. Lambrecht, J. Verbist, H. Ramon, M. Vanhoecke, J. Bauwelinck, X. Yin, G. Roelkens, Low power (1.5pJ/bit) silicon integrated 106 Gb/s PAM-4 optical transmitter, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 38(2), p.432-438 doi:10.1109/jlt.2019.2933286 (2020)  .
J. Verbist, J. Lambrecht, M. Verplaetse, J. Van Kerrebrouck, A. Srinivasan, P. De Heyn, T. De Keulenaer, X. Yin, G. Torfs, J. Van Campenhout, G. Roelkens, J. Bauwelinck, DAC-less and DSP-free 112 Gb/s PAM-4 Transmitter using Two Parallel Electro- Absorption Modulators, Journal of Lightwave Technology (invited), 36(5), p.1281-1286 doi:10.1109/JLT.2017.2789164 (2018)  .

International Conferences

T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, M. Billet, Y. Tan, M. Niels, T. Zhai, A. Parracino, V. Bonito-Oliva, J. Withouck, G. Roelkens, D. Van Thourhout, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, Towards scalable heterogeneous integration of thin-film lithium niobate on silicon photonics using microtransfer printing, SPIE Photonics Europe (invited), 13012, France, doi:10.1117/12.3026043 (2024)  .
M. Niels, T. Vanackere, S. Poelman, T. Vandekerckhove, G. Roelkens, M. Billet, B. Kuyken, Characterisation of Micro-Transfer Printed cm-scale Lithium Niobate on a Silicon Nitride platform, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, South Korea, (2023)  .
T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, L. Bogaert, M. Billet, S. Poelman, S. Cuyvers, Joris Van Kerrebrouck, Arno Moerman, Olivier Caytan, Sam Lemey, Guy Torfs, G. Roelkens, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, High-Speed Lithium Niobate Modulator on Silicon Nitride using Micro-Transfer Printing, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, United States, p.paper STh1R.1 (2 pages) doi:10.1364/CLEO_SI.2023.STh1R.1 (2023)  .
S. Cuyvers, T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, S. Poelman, C. Op de Beeck, J. De Witte, A. Hermans, K. Van Gasse, N. Picque, D. Van Thourhout, G. Roelkens, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, High-Yield Heterogeneous Integration of Silicon and Lithium Niobate Thin Films, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, United States, (2022)  .
J. Zhang, C. Op de Beeck, B. Haq, S. Cuyvers, A. Hermans, J. De Witte, E. Soltanian, A. Gocolinska, E. Pelucchi, B. Corbett, A. J. Trindate, C. Bowers, J. Van Campenhout, G. Lepage, P. Verheyen, III-V-on-Si/SiN lasers realized using micro-transfer printing, SPIE photonics west (invited), (2021).
T. Vanackere, M. Billet, C. Op de Beeck, S. Poelman, G. Roelkens, S. Clemmen, B. Kuyken, Micro-Transfer Printing of Lithium Niobate on Silicon Nitride, European Conference on Optical Communication, Belgium, doi:10.1109/ECOC48923.2020.9333415 (2020)  .
L. Bogaert, J. Van Kerrebrouck, H. Li, I. Lima De Paula, K. Van Gasse, S. Lemey, H. Rogier, P. Demeester, G. Roelkens, J. Bauwelinck, G. Torfs, SiPhotonics/GaAs 28-GHz Transceiver for mmWave-over-Fiber Laser-Less Active Antenna Units, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (2020) - Postdeadline Papers, United States, p.paper Th4A.5 (3 pages) doi:10.1364/OFC.2020.Th4A.5 (2020)  .
L. Breyne, J. Lambrecht, M. Verplaetse, X. Yin, G. Roelkens, P. Ossieur, J. Bauwelinck, Electro-optic frequency response shaping in high-speed Mach-Zehnder modulators, Optical Fiber Communication Conference, United States, p.Th2A.11 (3 pages) (2020)  .
J. Verbist, M. Lillieholm, J. Van Kerrebrouck, A. Srinivasan, P. De Heyn, J. Van Campenhout, M. Galili, L. Oxenlowe, X. Yin, J. Bauwelinck, G. Roelkens, 104 Gbaud OOK and PAM-4 transmission over 1km of SMF using a silicon photonics transmitter with quarter-rate electronics, Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2019), United States, p.paper Tu2I.2 (3 pages) doi:10.1364/OFC.2019.Tu2I.2 (2019)  .
A. Rahim, A. Abbasi, M. Shahin, N. Sequeira Andre, A. Richter, J. Van Kerrebrouck, K. Van Gasse, A. Katumba, B. Moeneclaey, Xin Yin, G. Morthier, R. Baets, G. Roelkens, 50 Gb/s DMT and 120 Mb/s LTE signal transmission over 5 km of optical fiber using a silicon photonics transceiver, Advanced Photonics Congress, Switzerland, p.IW1B.4 doi:10.1364/iprsn.2018.iw1b.4 (2018)  .
A. Abbasi, J. Verbist, L. Abdollahi Shiramin, M. Verplaetse, T. De Keulenaer, R. Pierco, A. Vyncke, G. Torfs, G. Morthier, J. Bauwelinck, G. Roelkens, 100 Gb/s Duobinary Electro-Absorption Modulation of a Heterogeneously Integrated InP-on-Si DFB Laser Diode, European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO, Spain, p.Th.1.A.3-HRP (2018)  .
K. Van Gasse, J. Van Kerrebrouck, A. Abbasi, G. Torfs, J. Bauwelinck, G. Roelkens, 16 Gbps RoF Link at 20 GHz Carrier Frequency using a Silicon Photonics Transmitter and Receiver, The 2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP 2017), China, p.4 pages doi:10.1109/MWP.2017.8168728 (2017)  .
J. Verbist, J. Lambrecht, M. Verplaetse, J. Van Kerrebrouck, A. Srinivasan, P. De Heyn, T. De Keulenaer, X. Yin, J. Van Campenhout, G. Roelkens, J. Bauwelinck, DAC-less and DSP-free PAM 4 Transmitter at 112 Gb/s with Two Parallel GeSi Electro-Absorption Modulators, European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Sweden, p.PDP.C.5 doi:10.1109/ecoc.2017.8346098 (2017)  .
J. Verbist, J. Zhang, B. Moeneclaey, W. Soenen, J. Van Weerdenburg, R. Van Uden, C. Okonkwo, X. Yin, G. Roelkens, J. Bauwelinck, A 40 GBaud Integrated Silicon Coherent Receiver , European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Poland, p.ECIO/o-22 (2016)  .
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