European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) 2017 Prize Winners

European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) 2017 Prize WinnersPhoto impression


Best Oral Presentation – sponsored by VLC Photonics

Youwen Fan, University of Twente, PhD,

Best Poster Presentation – sponsored by Oclaro

Daniel Grajales, CSIC / ICN2, Student


About European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) 2017

ECIO 2017 took place on April 03-05, 2017, at Eindhoven University of Technology, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

The European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) 2017 featured over 100 talks from international academic experts on topics of interest, such as Waveguide technology and platforms, Devices and materials, Integrated Circuits, Application of Photonic Integrated Circuits. Furthermore, Leading edge research from IBM, Hewlett Packard, Oclaro, Seagate, ST microelectronics, NTT Japan and others were presented.

The first day, April 03, featured special sessions on Devices, Advanced Materials, Monolithic Circuits, Nanophotonics, Telecoms Devices, Nonlinear & Quantum and Receivers.

On April 04, the talks focused on Mid Infrared Devices, Analog Photonics, Datacomm, Hybrid Integration, Electro-Optic Devices, Photonic Sensors and Open Access PIC Technology.

The third day included sessions on Applications and Membrane & MEMS, as well as a joint-session with OWTNM.

Besides the talks, ECIO 2017 also hosted an exhibition, where SMART Photonics, PhoeniX Software, VPIphotonics, NKT Photonics, Light Tec, Photon Design, OpTek Systems, VLC Photonics, AMOs, Raith and EPIC were present.

European Conference on Integrated Optics Welcomes VLC Photonics as Exhibition Partner

VLC Photonics

European Conference on Integrated Optics Welcomes VLC Photonics as Exhibition Partner

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VLC Photonics is a company providing all kind of services for the development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), offering several solutions in this area: techno-economical studies and engineering consultancy, in-house PIC design, characterization and test, and full PIC prototyping through external manufacturing and packaging/assembly partners. VLC Photonics, as a pure-play fabless design house, works with multiple foundries, choosing always the most suited substrate material (Silicon-on-insulator, Silica/PLC, SiN/TripleX, InP/GaAs) for the application at hand. VLC Photonics also works closely with foundries building their Process Design Kits (PDKs), allowing external users to easily access their manufacturing capabilities. Continue reading “European Conference on Integrated Optics Welcomes VLC Photonics as Exhibition Partner”