IEEE Photonics Conference 2025

Imec

• Mathias Prost, Consultant, is a committee member for the session "Materials, Foundries and Fabrication"
• Bart Kuyken, Professor Professor Ghent University-imec, chairs the 'WF3: Emerging PICs - I' at session "Materials, Foundries and Fabrication"
• Pol Van Dorpe, Fellow, is a committee member for the session "Nano Photonics, Plasmonics, and Metamaterials"
• Wim Bogaerts, Professor Ghent University-imec, is a topic co-chair for the session "Special Symposium on New Materials in Photonic Platforms: From mid-IR to UV"
• Gunther Roelkens, Professor Ghent University-imec, is a committee member for the session "Special Symposium on New Materials in Photonic Platforms: From mid-IR to UV"
• Maximilien Billet, R&D Project Leader Ghent University – imec, chairs the 'TuF1: MEMS and UV Photonics' at session "SS on New Materials in Photonic Platforms: From mid-IR to UV II"

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

MB1.2 (Invited) - Enhancing silicon photonics with electro-optic materials using transfer printing
Dr. Maximilien Billet¹, Ms. Margot Niels¹, Dr. Ewoud Vissers¹, Mr. Tom Vanackere¹, Dr. Xiujun Zheng¹, Mr. Patrick Nenezic², Dr. Arno Moerman¹, Dr. Filippo Ferraro³, Dr. Philippe Absil³, Dr. Sadhishkumar Balakrishnan³, Dr. Joris Van Campenhout³, Dr. Nishant Singh¹, Dr. Cedric bruynsteen¹, Dr. Jakob Declercq¹, Dr. Sarah Uvin¹, Prof. Gunther Roelkens¹, Prof. Bart Kuyken^1
1Ghent University – imec, ² UGent, ³Imec

ThA1.3 - Interrogating optomechanical ultrasound sensor with on-chip tunable DBR laser
Dr. liwang liu¹, Mr. Tangla David Kongnyuy¹, Dr. Ana Lebanov¹, Mr. Xin Guo², Dr. Biwei Pan², Dr. Jing Zhang², Dr. Cedric Pieters¹, Dr. Fabrice-roland Lamberti¹, Dr. John O'Callaghan¹, Prof. Gunther Roelkens², Dr. Hilde Jans¹, Dr. Xavier Rottenberg¹, Dr. Jon Kjellman^1
1Imec, ²Ghent University – Imec

WA1.2 (Invited) - High-speed opto-electronic integrated circuits and their applications to QKD and neural networks
Prof. Xin Yin^1
1Imec - Ghent University

MF3.1 (Invited) - Analog Demultiplexer-Based Optical Receivers
Prof. Xin Yin^1
1Imec - Ghent University

WF4.1 (Invited) - Silicon Photonics for enabling solid-state LiDAR: from PIC manufacturing to system demonstration
Dr. Marcus Dahlem^1
1imec

MG1.4 (Invited) - Micro-Transfer Printing as an enabling technology for silicon photonics
Prof. Bart Kuyken^1
1Ghent University – imec

MA1.4 - Wavelength Dependence of Polarization State in Single-Mode Fiber: Implications for BOTDA
Mr. ZHIZHI YANG¹, Prof. Bart Kuyken¹, Prof. Roel Baets¹, Prof. Yanlu Li¹
1. Ghent University – Imec

ThD1.5 - Traveling-Wave SiP Mach-Zehnder Modulator for Beyond Net 263 Gb/s Transmission in O-band
Mr. Armands Ostrovskis¹, Ms. Darja Cirjulina¹, Prof. Toms Salgals¹, Dr. Minkyu Kim², Dr. Michael Koenigsmann³, Dr. Benjamin Krüger³, Dr. Fabio Pittalà³, Prof. Lu Zhang⁴, Prof. Xianbin Yu⁴, Prof. Richard Schatz5, Dr. Markus Gruen³, Dr. Hadrien Louchet³, Dr. Robert Jahn³, Dr. Kazuo Yamaguchi3³, Prof. Vjaceslavs Bobrovs¹, Dr. Peter DeHeyn², Prof. Xiaodan Pang¹, Prof. Oskars Ozolins^1
1Riga Technical University, ²imec, ³Keysight Technologies, ⁴Zhejiang University, ⁵RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

MF3.2 - Wafer-scale integration of lithium niobate on a silicon photonics 200-mm platform
Ms. Margot Niels¹, Dr. Ewoud Vissers¹, Mr. Tom Vanackere¹, Dr. Arno Moerman¹, Dr. Xiujun Zheng¹, Mr. Xin Guo¹, Mr. Peter Geerinck¹, Mr. Emadreza Soltanian¹, Dr. Jing Zhang¹, Ms. Sofie Janssen², Mr. Peter Verheyen², Ms. Neha Singh², Mr. Dieter Bode², Mr. Martin Davi², Dr. Filippo Ferraro², Dr. Philippe Absil², Dr. Sadhishkumar Balakrishnan², Dr. Joris Van Campenhout², Mr. Sebastian Haensch³, Ms. Hanh Mai³, Dr. Nishant Singh¹, Prof. Gunther Roelkens¹, Dr. Sarah Uvin¹, Dr. Maximilien Billet¹, Prof. Bart Kuyken^1
1Ghent University – imec, ²imec, ³ASMPT

TuF1.3 (Invited) - Photonic Integrated Circuits for UV applications
Prof. Nicolas Le Thomas^1
1Ghent University – imec

TuB4.2 - Wet etching of low loss lithium tantalate waveguides and heterogeneous lithium tantalate integration
Mr. Patrick Nenezic¹, Mr. Jorik Withouck¹, Mr. Tom Vandekerckhove¹, Ms. Margot Niels¹, Dr. Valeria Bonito Oliva¹, Dr. Maximilien Billet¹, Prof. Bart Kuyken^1
1Ghent University – imec

TuA3.5 - Silicon photonics sensing for composite aerostructure production
Mr. Georgios Syriopoulos¹, Ms. Evrydiki Kyriazi¹, Dr. Ioannis Poulopoulos¹, Dr. Thenia Prousalidi¹, Prof. Jeroen Missinne², Prof. Geert van Steenberge², Dr. Charalampos Zervos¹, Prof. Dimitris Apostolopoulos¹, Prof. Hercules Avramopoulos^1
1NTUA, ²Ghent University – imec

MG4.5 - On-chip mid-infrared Ge-on-Si platform for liquid sensing
Dr. Alicja Dabrowska¹, Dr. Tingting Zhai², Mrs. Nele De Moerlooze³, Dr. Mario Bolea⁴, Mrs. Peggy Baerenklau⁵, Prof. Jeroen Missinne², Prof. Bart Kuyken², Prof. Geert van Steenberge², Prof. Bernhard Lendl^1
1TU Wien, ²Ghent University – imec, ³Ghent University - imec, ⁴VLC Photonics, ⁵microfludic ChipShop

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The IEEE International Photonics Conference (IPC) is the premier annual event of the IEEE Photonics Society, bringing together global leaders in photonics research, development, and applications. Scheduled for November 9–13, 2025 in Singapore, IPC 2025 will feature a dynamic program of plenary sessions, invited talks, tutorials, short courses, and industry-focused events. Key topics include quantum photonics, optical communications, biophotonics, computational photonics, and advanced materials and fabrication. The conference also emphasizes industry engagement through product showcases, entrepreneurship sessions, and networking opportunities for young professionals.

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