Silicon Photonics Summer School 2026
Tailored for both industrial and academic participants, ePIXfab Silicon Photonics schools cover the fundamentals to the latest developments in the science and technology of Silicon PIC design, fabrication, assembly and testing for ever-growing applications of Silicon Photonics.
What to expect
- An exquisite lineup of renowned experts will deliver comprehensive lectures covering fundamental and advanced topics. Over 20 lecturers will present diverse topics over the course of 5 days.
- 2 poster sessions where you can present your work, get feedback or learn and get new ideas from your peers and experts alike
- A social activity allowing you to connect with other photonic researchers
Who is it for?
Anyone interested in photonics. Our audience consists of PhD students, master students, post-docs, people working in industry or RTOs, and more. The majority of the participants are typically PhD students.
What is covered in the registration fee?
The fee covers the participation to the course, lunches, coffee breaks, and dinner during the evening activities. The fee does not cover your travel or your accomodation. If your organization is a member of ePIXfab, you are entitled to a reduced registration fee. You can find all of our members here. Contact info@epixfab.eu for your promotion code.
After the school, you will have access to the presented slides and receive a digital certificate of attendance.
How to register
Simply click the register button on the right and follow the steps on the Eventbrite page.
Grants to attend the summer school
Every year, ePIXfab's members offer grants to attend the summer school. The deadline for grant applications is April 15th 2026.
Who can apply?
Academic students/staff and personnel from startups/SMEs from developing countries with a background in photonics, physics, electrical engineering or related disciplines. Women in academia from any country with a background in photonics, physics, electrical engineering, or related disciplines.
What is covered by the school grant?
The grant covers the school registration fee and accommodation, but not the travel costs.
How to apply?
Send an email to info@epixfab.eu with the following information:
- Name
- Organisation
- Motivation (typically 100-200 words)
- CV
Any further questions?
Please contact info@epixfab.eu
ePIXfab thanks the sponsors of the Silicon Photonics Summer School for their support.
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Schedule
Here you can find the preliminary program, still subject to change. Stay tuned for the final version of the schedule
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Registration | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Introduction to the Summer School | Belén Picó Universitat Politècnica de València Wim Bogaerts Ghent University-imec-ePIXfab |
| 9:00-10:00 | The Curtain Rises: the 5 W of Silicon (& Friends) in Photonics |
Andrea Melloni Politecnico di Milano |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Engineering Passive Building Blocks for Photonic Integrated Circuits |
Pablo Sanchis Universitat Politècnica de València |
| 11:30-12:30 | Slow Actuators for Tuning and Confirguration |
Wim Bogaerts Ghent University-imec-ePIXfab |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:30 | High-speed silicon optical modulators |
David Thomson University of Southampton |
| 15:30-16:00 | A story of a silicon photonics company | Daniel Perez iPronics |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30-17:30 | On-chip light detection in silicon photonics platform | Laurent Vivien C2N – CNRS – Université Paris Saclay |
| 17:30-18:00 | From foundation to frontier: The industrial scaling journey of a photonic design & test house | Iñigo Artundo VLC Photonics |
| 18:00- | Welcome reception |
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Component modeling and simulation in silicon photonics | Mattias Verstuyft Ghent University-imec-ePIXfab |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Application-specific Circuit-level Modeling for Integrated Photonics |
Andrzej Polatynski VPIphotonics |
| 11:30-12:30 | Photonic Packaging: From PIC to Product | Joost van Kerkhof PHIX |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Silicon Photonics for Enabling PIC-based Full Solid-state FMCW LiDAR: From Chip Manufacturing to System Demonstration |
Marcus Dahlem imec |
| 15:30-16:00 | A story of a silicon photonics company | Nuria Teigell Beneitez Axithra |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30-17:30 | PICs Ecosystem: From idea to product | Borja Jerez VLC Photonics |
| 17:30-18:00 | Tigers Jonuzi VLC Photonics | |
| 18:00- | Poster session 1 |
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Quantum integrated photonics | Carlos Errando-Herranz Technical University Delft |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Electronic-photonic Co-design and Cointegration for Advanced Optical Links |
Simone Cammarata Ghent University-imec |
| 11:30-12:30 | Enabling AI datacenters with programmable photonic integrated circuits: from lab to market | Daniel Perez iPronics |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Photonic integration for optical communications | Christopher Doerr Aloe Semiconductor |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | A New Era: When III-V Meets Silicon | Kei May Lau Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
| 17:00-17:30 | A story of a silicon photonics company | Hamed Sattari CCRAFT |
| 17:30- | Poster session 2 |
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Programmable photonics for RF systems applications | Jose Capmany
Universitat Politècnica de València |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Scaling TFLN photonics: Opportunities, manufacturing challenges, and the path to high-volume production | Hamed Sattari CCRAFT |
| 11:30-12:30 | Robust Microcombs through Nonlinear Attractor Engineering |
Tobias Herr DESY- University of Hamburg |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Silicon Photonics in Transition: Global Market Dynamics and Technology Inflection Points | Jose Pozo Optica |
| 15:00-15:30 | PIXEurope's Advanced Photonic Chips and Applications |
Armand Estévez ICFO |
| 15:30-16:00 | About the design competition | Cornerstone, Luceda |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:30-17:30 | When Biology Drives the Design: Silicon Photonics in Life-Science Applications | Nuria Teigell Beneitez Axithra |
| 17:30- | Social activity and dinner |
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:00 | Semiconductor Wafer Processing | Javier Marti Universitat Politècnica de València |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-11:30 | Subwavelength materials: from physics to high performance devices | Robert Halir Málaga University |
| 11:30-12:30 | The silicon photonics summer school quiz | |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30-15:30 | Future trends in silicon photonics | Roel Baets Ghent University-imec |
Practical information
When?
22-26
June 2026
08AM - 17PM
Where
Blue cube,
Vera Campus,
Valencia, Spain
Fee
Early-bird prices
- Standard price: € 1200
- University students and employees: € 950
- Reduction for ePIXfab members: - € 200
You can contact info@epixfab.eu for this promo code.
Register using your professional email address if possible.
Starting May 15th, the early-bird reduction will be lifted and a surcharge of € 250 will be applied to all tickets.