Influence of SiCl4 Reactive Ion Etching on the Electrical Characteristics of GaAs, (9999)
Lootens, D., Clauws, P., Van Daele, P., Demeester, P.
As the dimensions in optoelectronic components continue to shrink, more and more dry etching processes are used for patterning of the semiconductor material. Unfortunately the need for smaller...
Out-of-plane coupling structures for optical printed circuit boards (2008)
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Bosman, E, Thienpont , H, Van Daele, P
Coupling structures for out-of-plane coupling in optical PCBs (2008)
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Bosman, E, Thienpont, H, Van Daele, P
Flexible embedded active optical link (2008)
Bosman, E, Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Christiaens, W, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
Van Erps, J, Hendrickx, N, Debaes, C, Van Daele, P, Thienpont, H
We propose discrete out-of-plane coupling components as a versatile alternative to current approaches used to couple light in and out of the propagation plane in waveguide-based printed circuit board...
Van Daele, P, Verheyen, E, Brunain, M, Adriaens, D
African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) of the (eu)social genus Fukomys are one of the most speciose mammal genera endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Fukomys distributed in the Zambezian phytochorion...
Towards Low Cost Coupling Structures for Short-Distance Optical Interconnections (2007)
Hendrickx, N., Van Erps, J., Alajoki, T., Destouches, N., Blanc, D., Franc, J., ...
The performance of short distance optical interconnections in general relies very strongly on coupling structures, since they will determine the overall efficiency of the system to a large extent....
Towards Low Cost Coupling Structures for Short-Distance Optical Interconnections (2007)
Hendrickx, N., Van Erps, J., Alajoki, T., Destouches, N., Blanc, D., Franc, J., ...
The performance of short distance optical interconnections in general relies very strongly on coupling structures, since they will determine the overall efficiency of the system to a large extent....
Towards Low Cost Coupling Structures for Short-Distance Optical Interconnections (2007)
Hendrickx, N., Van Erps, J., Alajoki, T., Destouches, N., Blanc, D., Franc, J., ...
The performance of short distance optical interconnections in general relies very strongly on coupling structures, since they will determine the overall efficiency of the system to a large extent....
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Van Steenberge, G, Thienpont, H, Van Daele, P
Polymer multilayer optical interconnections have gained interest over the past few years in view of their ability to increase the integration density, increase the routing flexibility, and make full...
Laser ablated micromirrors for printed circuit board integrated optical interconnections (2007)
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Van Steenberge, G, Thienpont, H, Van Daele, P
Optical interconnections offer a possible solution to the bandwidth problems associated with future electrical interconnections. Optics has proven its potential for long-haul communication networks,...
Efficient and tolerant resonant grating coupler for multimode optical interconnections (2007)
Destouches, N, Blanc, D, Franc, J, Tonchev, S, Hendrickx, N, Van Daele, P, ...
More than 60% overall coupling efficiency is achieved in the demonstrator of an optical interconnect comprising an input grating coupler, a multimode slab waveguide section and an output grating...
Efficient resonant grating coupler for short distance optical interconnections (abstract) (2007)
Destouches, N, Blanc, D, Franc, J, Hendrickx, N, Tonchev, S, Pommier, J, ...
Opto-PCB project (abstract) (2007)
Debaes, C, Van Erps, J, Hendrickx, N, Alajoki, T, Vervaeke, M, Karppinen, M, ...
Pluggable coupling structures for multilayer board-level optical interconnections (abstract) (2007)
Van Erps, J, Hendrickx, N, Debaes, C, Van Daele, P, Thienpont, H
Laser ablation: a versatile micro-machining technology (poster) (2007)
Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Bosman, E, Van Put, S, Geerinck, P, Van Daele, P
Embedding of optical interconnections in flexible electronics (2007)
Bosman, E, Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Christiaens, W, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
Multimode optical interconnections embedded in flexible electronics (2007)
Bosman, E, Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Geerinck, P, Christiaens, W, Vanfleteren, J, ...
Towards low cost coupling structures for short-distance optical interconnections (2007)
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Alajoki, T, Destouches, N, Blanc, D, Franc, J, ...
Embedding of optical interconnections in flexible electronics (2007)
Bosman, E, Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Christiaens, W, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
This paper describes the development of a flexible substrate or foil in which optical waveguides, light sources, detectors, and electronic circuitry are embedded. The generic technology offers an...
Réseau résonant sur guide multimode : une efficacité de couplage mesurée de 78% (abstract) (2007)
Destouches, N, Blanc, D, Franc, J, Hendrickx, N, Tonchev, S, Pommier, J, ...
Cette étude rapporte une utilisation originale de réseau résonant à résonance large pour le couplage d’une onde lumineuse convergente dans un guide d’onde multimode. Le principe du...
Optical interconnections integrated in Printed Circuit Boards (2007)
An overview will be given of dfferent solutions that are being pursued to introduce optical interconnections on a short distance, i.e. 1 m or below and integrated in printed circuit boards.
Pluggable inter-plane couplers for multilayer optical interconnections (2007)
Van Erps, J, Hendrickx, N, Debaes, C, Van Daele, P, Thienpont, H
We present pluggable inter-plane coupling components which can be used to route signals in boardlevel multilayer optical interconnections. The components are prototyped using Deep Proton Writing, but...
Integration of optical interconnections on circuit board (invited paper) (2007)
Karppinen, M, Alajoki, T, Karioja, P, Hendrickx, N, Van Steenberge, G, Van Daele, P, ...
Hybrid integration of polymer-based micro-optical technologies allows implementing high-bit-rate optoelectronic interconnects. The target is communication between surface-mounted integrated circuit...
Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Geerinck, P, Bosman, E, Van Put, S, Van Erps, J, ...
We present a fabrication technology for integrating polymer waveguides and 45° micromirror couplers into standard electrical printed circuit boards (PCBs). The most critical point that is being...
Hendrickx, N, Suyal, H, Van Erps, J, Van Steenberge, G, McCarthy, A, Walker, A, ...
In this paper, laser ablation (UGent), deep proton writing (DPW) and laser direct writing (HWU) are presented as versatile technologies that can be used for the fabrication of coupling structures for...
Hendrickx, N, Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Van Daele, P
Laser ablation is presented as a versatile technology that can be used for the definition of arrays of multimode waveguides and coupling structures in a stacked two layer optical structure,...
Optical connections on flexible substrates (2006)
Bosman, E, Geerinck, P, Christiaens, W, Van Steenberge, G, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
Optical interconnections integrated on a flexible substrate combine the advantages of optical data transmissions (high bandwidth, no electromagnetic disturbance and low power consumption) and those...
Development of a technology for fabricating low cost parallel optical interconnects (2006)
Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Geerinck, P, Bosman, E, Van Put, S, Van Daele, P
We present a fabrication technology for integrating polymer waveguides and 45° micromirror couplers into standard electrical printed circuit boards (PCBs). The most critical point that is being...
BREAD: a European coordination action for broadband for all (invited presentation) (2006)
The BREAD - co-ordination action, funded by the European Commission through the Framework 6 Programme (FP6) aims at developing a multi-disciplinary approach for the realization of the 'Broadband for...
Optical interconnections for short distances (invited paper) (2006)
Parallel short distance optical interconnections are becoming more and more important. Integrating optical interconnections on a board level, covering distances from a few centimeters to a few...
Optical access in the BREAD roadmap (invited paper) (2006)
The FP6-BREAD - co-ordination action aims at developing a multi-disciplinary approach for the realization of the 'Broadband for All' concept within Europe. It performs a multi-technological analysis...
Tolerance analysis of PCB-integrated optical interconnects (2006)
Hendrickx, N, Van Erps, J, Thienpont , H, Van Daele, P
the alignment tolerances between the different building blocks of an optical interconnection are studied both numerically and experimentally. Laser ablation is used for the structuring of polymer...
Optical interconnections embedded in flexible substrates (2006)
Bosman, E, Christiaens, W, Geerinck, P, Van Steenberge, G, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
Optical interconnections embedded in flexible substrates (2006)
Bosman, E, Christiaens, W, Geerinck, P, Van Steenberge, G, Vanfleteren, J, Van Daele, P
The need for flexible electrical circuits has increased significantly over the past few years. This paper focuses on the integration of optical data interconnections in such flexible substrates....
Van Erps, J, Van Steenberge, G, Hendrickx, N, Geerinck, P, Volckaerts, B, Debaes, C, ...
We present a pluggable micro-optical component fabricated with Deep Lithography with Protons, incorporating a micromirror for the out-of-plane coupling of light to or from polymer multimode...
Laser ablated coupling structures for optical printed circuit boards (2005)
Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Riester, M, Van Daele, P
We report on the cost effective fabrication of 45° micromirror couplers within single-mode polymer waveguides for achieving fully embedded board-level optoelectronic interconnections. Compatibility...
Hendrickx, N, Suyal, H, Van Steenberge, G, McCarthy, A, Walker, A, Ottevaere, H, ...
A qualitative comparison is made between laser direct writing and laser ablation as enabling technologies for the structuring of multimode waveguides (50x50µm2) and 45º micro-mirrors into an...
Multilayer optical interconnections integrated on a printed circuit board (2005)
Hendrickx, N, Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Van Daele, P
A two layer optical structure is presented that forms a basic building block of a two layer optical interconnection. The optical layer contains multimode waveguides, that guide the light in the plane...
Laser ablation as an enabling technology for the structuring of optical multilayer structures (2005)
Hendrickx, N, Van Steenberge, G, Geerinck, P, Van Daele, P
In this paper, laser ablation is presented as a versatile technology that can be used for the fabrication of all building blocks and functional elements required for an optical interconnection,...
Van Daele, P, Dammann, P, Meier, J, Kawalika, M, Burda, H
The genus Cryptomys contains a number of social, subterranean rodents that are widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Specimens of Cryptomys from 23 localities in south-west Zambia were...
Realisation of a phased-array multi-wavelength laser using hybridly integrated PICs (2000)
Van Thourhout, Dries, Van Hove, A, Van Caenegem, T, Vandeputte, K, Van Daele, P, Moerman, I, ...
Packaged hybrid integrated phased-array multi-wavelength laser (2000)
Van Thourhout, Dries, Van Hove, A, Van Caenegem, T, Moerman, I, Van Daele, P, Baets, RGF, ...
Van Thourhout, Dries, De Merlier, J, Van Caenegem, T, Vanwassenhove, L, Moerman, I, Van Daele, P, ...
High Q InGaAsP ring resonator filters (1999)
Vanderhaegen, B, Van Thourhout, Dries, De Merlier, J, Sarlet, G, Vanwassenhove, L, Moerman, I, ...
Demonstration of multi-wavelength laser with a gain-clamped output amplifier (1998)
Van Thourhout, Dries, De Merlier, J, Van Caenegem, T, Vandeputte, K, Moerman, I, Van Daele, P, ...
Demonstration of multi-wavelength laser with a gain-clamped output amplifier (1998)
Van Thourhout, Dries, De Merlier, J, Van Caenegem, T, Vandeputte, K, Moerman, I, Van Daele, P, ...
Integrated optical elliptic couplers : modeling, design, and applications (1997)
Wei, Cailin, Groen, FH, Smit, MK, Moerman, I, Van Daele, P, Baets, RGF
Active/passive integration by MOVPE selective area growth for multiwavelength lasers (1996)
Van Caenegem, T, Van Thourhout, Dries, Baets, RGF, Van Daele, P, Moerman, I, Demeester, P, ...