Silicon photonics (SiPh) is a key photonic integration technology. The evolution pace of silicon photonics technology is tremendous. Industries developing SiPh-based solutions have to continuously train their workforce to equip them with the latest trends and developments.
This 3-day training course provides industry, especially those involved in PIC-based product development, with the basic technical skills in designing, fabricating, and testing SiPh PICs.
The training will be organized by ePIXfab (hosted by UGent) with the support of its members that are partners in PhotonHub Europe project.
During this workshoip you will get the opportunity to submit your circuit design which will be fabricated and characterized for you (the chip itself cannot be delivered however).
Indicative schedule below, subject to minor changes
| Time | Topic | Trainer |
| 9:00 - 9:20 | Introduction to the workshop and the Photonics Research Group | Mattias Verstuyft |
| 9:20 - 10:00 | Introduction to Silicon Photonics | Wim Bogaerts |
| 10:00 - 17:30 | Tutorial: Designing a silicon photonic integrated circuit | Ewoud Vissers |
| Time | Topic | Trainer |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | An overview of PIC material platforms | Dongbo Wang |
| 10:00 - 16:20 | PIX fabrication in a cleanroom | Muhammad Muneeb/ Elif Iyikanat |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | An overview of characterization setups | Ewoud Vissers |
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Passive and slowly tuned characterization setup | Andualem Ali Yiman, Yang Liu, Yu Zhang |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Active characterization setups | He Li |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Data analysis of your measurement data | Ewoud Vissers |
26-28
January 2026
09AM - 18PM GMT+2
iGent Tower,
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 126,
9052 Ghent,
Belgium