Two half-days | March 20-21
Hybrid | Onsite at LioniX Int. or Online

Intensive Short Course on Silicon Nitride PICs

2023 Edition

Monday March 20, 2023 from 1PM to 5 PM
Tuesday March 21, 2023 from 9 AM to 1 PM

Hybrid Training:
Onsite: LioniX International
Online: via Zoom

About the course

ePIXfab in collaboration with LioniX International is organizing the 4th edition of an intensive short course on Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics.

Topics

#1

In-depth understanding of key concepts related to silicon nitride photonic integration

#2

The current state-of-the-art in silicon nitride-based photonic integration technology

#3

Access and deployment of silicon nitride
photonic PICs into various
use-cases

When and Where

This is a two half-day course, which will take place on 20-21 March 2023. The course will take place in a hybrid mode where you can join either onsite at Upark hotel (De Veldmaat 8, 7522 NM Enschede, the Netherlands) or online via Zoom.

Program (subject to minor changes)

Day1: Monday, March 20, 2023

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Technical Program

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Coffee Break

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Technical Program

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Apéritif

Day2: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Technical Program

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Coffee Break

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Technical Program

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Standing Lunch

1:35 PM – 3:00 PM | Company Visit(s)

Fee

– Non-ePIXfab members: 200 Euro for university and 400 Euro for others

– ePIXfab members: 130 Euro for university and 260Euro for others

Registration

Tutors & Topics

Day: 1 | Monday, March 20, 2023

1:15PM - 2:00 PM | Tutorial: Introduction to Silicon Nitride PICs

Dr. Chris Roeloffzen
LioniX International, the Netherlands

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Topical Lecture: Different silicon nitride flavors (LPCVD, PECVD, other)

Dr. Joaquin Faneca
IMB-CNM, Spain

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Topical Lecture: Different waveguide types and associated fiber-chip coupling methods

Dr. Michael Geiselmann
LIGENTEC, Switzerland

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Topical Lecture: Passive photonic functions in silicon nitride PICs

Prof. Pascual Muñoz
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Topical Lecture: Challenges and opportunities of large-scale integration in SiN Integrated Photonics

Dr. Quentin Wilmart
CEA-LETI, France

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM |Topical Lecture: Integration of modulators – the options

Dr. Ruud Oldenbeuving
Imec, the Netherlands

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM |Topical Lecture: Integration of light sources – the options

Dr. Douwe Geuzebroek
LioniX International, the Netherlands

Day: 2 | Tuesday March 21, 2023

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Tutorial: Overview of the current state-of-the-art

Prof. Roel Baets
Ghent University-imec, ePIXfab, Belgium

9:15 PM – 9:45 AM | Topical Lecture: Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics Fabrication Platforms

Dr. Abdul Rahim
ePIXfab-Ghent University, Belgium

10:15 -10:45 Am | Use Case: Nonlinear optical functions enabled by SiN PICs

Prof. Bart Kuyken
Ghent University – imec

10:45 - 11:15 AM | Use Case: Quantum signal Processes enabled by SiN Integrated Photonics

Dr. Jörn Epping
Quix, the Netherlands

11:15 - 11:45 AM | Use Case: Microwave Photonics and Optical Communication

Prof. David Marpaung
University of Twente, the Netherlands

11:45 - 12:!5 AM | Use Case: Ultra-sensitive Diagnostic Platform by using SiN PICs

Dr. Peter Harmsma
TNO, the Netherlands