Asia-Europe Silicon Photonics Course 2026
This page concerns the course, see this page for the symposium.
The ePIXfab's Asia-Europe Silicon Photonics Course and Symposium will take place in Bengaluru, India, with online participation available for the first time.
Held just before the ICEE conference “Where Semiconductor Innovation Meets the World” (taking place in Bengaluru from 19 to 22 December 2026), the Asia-Europe Silicon Photonics Course and Symposium will run from 16 to 18 December 2026.
Organized in collaboration with Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the event brings together industrial and academic technology leaders from across the globe, offering a full spectrum of perspectives on silicon photonics technology and its applications.
- December 16-17 | Silicon Photonics Course
The course will focus on a deeper understanding of the technological and device concepts and the scientific state of the art in the field of Silicon Photonics.
- December 18 | Symposium on "Expanding and Connecting Photonics Ecosystems in Asia and Europe"
The symposium will focus on the potential of silicon photonics in various application domains.
Don’t miss this chance to learn, network, and explore the future of photonic integrated circuits!
ePIXfab thanks the sponsors of the Asia-Europe Silicon Photonics Course and Symposium for their support.
Schedule
Here you can find the preliminary program, still subject to change. Stay tuned for the final version of the schedule.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Welcome to IISc, ePIXfab & the workshop | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Introduction to Silicon Photonics | Wim Bogaerts Ghent University - imec |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Passive building blocks for PICs | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Active building blocks for PICs | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Lunch | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | III-V photonics | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | New materials in Silicon Photonics | |
| 17: 30 - 18:30 | Heterogeneous integration | Dries Van Thourhout, Ghent University - imec |
| 18:30 - 19:30 | Optical communications |
| Time | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Packaging | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Electronic-Photonic Transceivers | Aboobackkar Sidhique, Ghent University - imec |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | A brief guide to PIC design |
Nadir Ali, |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Managing yield in PICs | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Lunch | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Programmable photonics | Wim Bogaerts Ghent University - imec |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Quantum photonics | |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Microwave photonics |
Practical information
When?
16-17
December 2026
09AM - 19PM GMT+2
Where
Faculty Hall
Main Building
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru - 560 012, India
Fee
*Currency is INR
*1 Euro = 106.01 Indian Rupee (Nov 5, 2026)
*If you attend both the Course and the Symposium, you will benefit from a package discount.
| Category | Course Only | Sympoisum Only | Course + Sympoisum |
|---|---|---|---|
| IISc Students | 3000 | 3000 | 4000 |
| Students | 3540 | 3540 | 4720 |
| IISc Academic Individuals | 5000 | 5000 | 7000 |
| ePIXfab Members & Academic Individuals & Startups | 5900 | 5900 | 8260 |
| Non-Academic and Industry | 11800 | 11800 | 14160 |