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An exquisite lineup of renowned experts will deliver comprehensive lectures covering fundamental and advanced topics. While the poster sessions and social activities allow you to learn from and share experiences with peers and experts.

Schedule
Monday June 24th
Start time Stop time Topic Speaker
8:00 9:00 Breakfast and registration
9:00 9:15 Welcome speech Graham Reed (University of Southampton)
9:15 10:00 Introduction to silicon photonics

Goran Mashanovich (University of Southampton)

10:00 11:00 Designing high performance passive devices Robert Halir (University of Málaga)
11:00 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 12:30 Silicon optical modulators David Thomson
(University of Southampton)
12:30 14:00 Lunch and lab tours
14:00 15:00 Light detection in silicon photonics platform Laurent Vivien (C2N-CNRS)
15:00 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 16:30

From Lab to Startup: the Ayar Labs Journey (so far...)

Mark Wade
(Ayar labs)
16:30 17:00 Group picture
18:30 20:30 Welcome drinks SeaCity Museum
Tuesday June 25th
Start time Stop time Topic Speaker
8:00 12:30 Social activity: trip to Stonehenge
12:30 14:00 Lunch
14:00 15:00 Heterogeneous Integration Dries Van Thourhout (Ghent University - imec)
15:00 15:30 Coffee
15:30 16:30 Packaging of PICs Peter O'Brien (Tyndall National Institute)
16:30 17:15 First papers in silicon photonics
17:15 19:00 Poster session 1
Wednesday June 26th
Start time Stop time Topic Speaker
9:00 10:00 Programmable photonic computing Andrea Melloni (Politecnico di Milano)
10:00 11:00 Enabling 4D machine vision with PICs Remus Nicolaescu (Pointcloud)
11:00 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 12:30 Nonlinear silicon photonics Anna Peacock (University of Southampton)
12:30 14:00 Lunch and lab tours
14:00 15:00

Photonic circuit design methodologies

Wim Bogarts
(Ghent University - imec)
15:00 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 16:30 Silicon photonics biosensors Laura Lechuga (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)
17:00 19:00 Poster session 2
Thursday June 27th
Start time Stop time Topic Speaker
9:00 10:00 Mid-IR silicon photonics Delphine Marris-Morini (C2N-CNRS)
10:00 11:00 Silicon nitride, towards a monolithic integration approach Frederic Gardes (University of Southampton)
11:00 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 12:30 Career and Identity Marija Trajkovic (Eindhoven University of Technology)
12:30 14:00 Lunch and lab tours
14:00 15:00 Silicon photonics foundries Callum Littlejohns (University of Southampton)
14:00 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 16:30 Laser integration Peter Smowton (Cardiff University)
16:30 17:30 The silicon photonics summer school quiz
19:00 21:00 Dinner
Friday June 28th
Start time Stop time Topic Speaker
9:00 10:00 Introduction to quantum photonics Alberto Politi (University of Southampton)
10:00 11:00 Silicon photonics transceivers Haisheng Rong (Intel Corporation)
11:00 11:30 Coffee break  
11:30 12:30 Future trends in photonics Roel Baets (Ghent University-imec)
12:30 13:00 Closing ceremony and student awards
13:00 14:15 Light lunch

 

Practical information
  • The silicon photonics summer school lectures are held at level 2 of the centenary building (100). level 2 is at the ground floor when entering through the main entrance.
  • Reception and breaks are held at level 4 of the centenary building.
  • Lunch is held at the piazza of the student union building (42) at a 5-minute walk from the centenary building.
  • On Tuesday we visit Stonehenge. We leave from the bus interchange at 8 am. Make sure to be on time and bring appropriate footwear and clothes.

Map of University of Southampton Highfield Campus

You can get to campus from the city center by using the Unilink bus service:

The buses below stop at Highfield Interchange, which is the University bus stop (marked in red on the Campus Map.

Advice: To travel from the city centre, use the U1A from Town Quay, West Quay, and the Civic Centre.

To travel from Southampton Central Train Station, use the U2 or U2B. Just make sure you do not get off at Avenue Campus!

Bus Schedule
Route Frequency Journey time City centre stops
U1A - NOCs to Airport/Eastleigh

Up to every 7-10 minutes

23-26 minutes from Civic Centre

  • West Quay
  • ASDA & Marlands
  • Civic Centre
  • Cenotaph

U2 - Mayflower Halls to Bassett Green

Up to every 7-10 minutes

20-27 minutes from Art Gallery

  • Central Station
  • Mayflower Halls
  • Art Gallery
  • Cenotaph

U6 - Central Station to General Hospital

Up to every 15 minutes

30-34 minutes from Civic Centre

  • Central Station
  • Civic Centre
  • New Road/Park Walk

 

Practical information

When?

24-28 June
08AM - 14PM

Where

Centenary building (100), University Road,
Highfield Campus, Southampton, UK

Reception at level 4

Lectures at level 2 (ground floor coming from the main entrance)

Fee
  • University rate for ePIXfab members: GBP 760
  • Non-University rate for ePIXfab members: GBP 1000
  • University rate: GBP 1000
  • Non-University rate: GBP 1400

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