ECOC 2026

Imec & IC-Link will be participating in ECOC 2026, the largest optical communications exhibition in Europe. IC-Link is imec's division for custom chip manufacturing, covering ASICs, PICs, custom wafer processing and advanced packaging. Join us to learn more on our latest breakthroughs and how to work with imec & IC-Link:  

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• Si/SiN photonics
• Optical interconnects
• Heterogeneous integration

PRESENTATION(S)

PLENARY TALK

• Integrated photonics at the heart of a scalable AI revolution
  Patrick Vandenameele, CEO 

WORKSHOP

• The European Chip Design Platform, and the role of MPW in the photonic innovation cycle
  From idea to product: how to speed up innovation in integrated photonics?
  Romano Hoofman, Department Director (IC-Link by imec)
• Programmable Photonics for photonic system prototyping
  From idea to product: how to speed up innovation in integrated photonics?
  Wim Bogaerts, Professor (Ghent University - imec)

PAPERS

• Th1-C4 100 GHz Ge/Si Avalanche Photodiodes Enabling Net 400 Gbps Data Reception at a Low Voltage of 5 V
  Session: Th1-C Photodiodes
  Category: SC 02: Discrete photonic devices and technologies
  Amir Shahin, Conor Coughlan, Nishant Singh, Hakim Kobbi, Leandro Dasilva, Simone Cammarata, Joris Vankerrebrouck, Shalini Jakanadan, Roger Loo, Swetanshu Bipul, Imene Jadli, Xin Yin, Ozan Aktas, Filippo Ferraro, Peter Ossieur, Dries Vanthourhout, Joris Van Campenhout
• We5-F2 High-Speed Quantum Random Number Generator Using Flip-Chip Bonded Laser
  Session: We5-F Quantum devices
  Category: SC 11: Quantum communications, physical layer security, and optical quantum technologies
  Axl Bomhals, Sarah Bastiaens, Simone Cammarata, Cédric Bruynsteen, Xin Yin
• We3-F4 A Silicon Photonic Integrated Quasi-Monostatic Focal-Plane-Array FMCW LiDAR
  Session: We3-F Integrated optical sensing and communications systems
  Category: SC 09: Free-space optics and optical wireless technologies
  Guillaume Croes, Mathias Prost, Manuel Reza, Ziduo Lin, Javier Perez Santacruz, Pawel Bembnowicz, Elbert Bechthum, Brecht Berteloot, Esteban Venialgo, Wenjing Tian, Jac Romme, Erik Emmen, Jochem Govers, Maliheh Ramezani, Peter O'Brien, Christian Bachmann, Joost Brouckaert, Ruud Oldenbeuving, Roelof Jansen, Dongjae Shin, Peter Gerets, Huaqing Qiu, Marcus Dahlem
• Th1-D1 Silicon Photonic CWDM Filter with Compact Footprint, Low Loss, Flat-Top Transmission and High Yield
  Session: Th1-D Advanced photonic integration
  Category: SC 03: Photonic integrated circuits, assemblies and packaging
  Qingzhong Deng, Alaa Elshazly, Rafal Magdziak, Liesbeth Witters, Swetanshu Bipul, Maumita Chakrabarti, Dimitrios Velenis, Filippo Ferraro, Huseyin Sar, Peter Verheyen, Philippe Absil, Peter Ossieur, Imene Jadli, Joris Van Campenhout
• We2-G4 Experimental Demonstration of Flexible, Multi-Wavelength All-Optical Equalization using a Receiver-Side Integrated Photonic Reservoir
  Session: We2-G Optical processing
  Category: SC 03: Photonic integrated circuits, assemblies and packaging
  Sarah Masaad, Jakob Declercq, Aleksandr Donodin, Emmanuel Gooskens, Stylianos Sygletos, Xin Yin, Peter Bienstman
• We2-B5 200 GBaud PAM-4 Silicon Photonic Traveling-Wave Mach-Zehnder Modulator for 400G/lane IM/DD Links
  Session: We2-B SiP Based Modulators
  Category: SC 02: Discrete photonic devices and technologies
  Simone Cammarata, Nishant Singh, Leandro Da Silva, Gael Jongbloet, Jasper Jans, Peter Ossieur, Cedric Bruynsteen, Xin Yin
• Th2-E3 Highly Reliable CMP-Free Ge-on-Si Waveguide Photodiodes for Data Center Optical Interconnects
  Session: Th2-E Receivers and photodetectors
  Category: SC 03: Photonic integrated circuits, assemblies and packaging
  Solomon Musibau, Conor Coughlan, Natarajan Rajasekaran, Hakim Kobbi, Artemisia Tsiara, Sadhishkumar Balakrishnan, Leili Shiramin, Philippe Absil
• We2-B3 Beyond 110 GHz Silicon-Organic Hybrid Modulator
  Session: We2-B SiP Based Modulators
  Category: SC 02: Discrete photonic devices and technologies
  Conglin Sun, Gokhan Kara, Michele Merla, Michiel Debaets, Minkyu Kim, Chiara Marchese, Adam Barzanji, Peter Verheyen, Pol Van Dorpe, Francky Catthoor, Wim Bogaerts, Joris Van Campenhout, Christian Haffner

POSTER

• We4-P114 FMCW LiDAR Demonstrator using an Integrated Silicon Photonics IQ Modulator and Dynamic Target Emulation
  We4-P Poster
  Gijs Van Elzakker, Xuebing Zhang, Javier Perez Santacruz, Aboobackkar Sidhique, Esteban Venialgo, Govind Wanjalkar, Xin Yin, Dongjae Shin
• Mo4-P-32 An All-Silicon Coherent Optical Receiver Beyond 100 GBd Using a Traveling-Wave SiGe BiCMOS TIA
  We4-P Poster
  Jakob Declercq, Axl Bomhals, Jonas De Busscher, Aboobackkar Sidhique, Bart Moeneclaey, Johan Bauwelinck, Xin Yin