Publications

Popular Science and General Media

  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonics, Optics and Photonics News, March 2024. (read it here)
  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonic Chips adapt PICs to multiple futures, Photonics Spectra, April 2023, (read it here)

Journal Publications

  • L. Van Iseghem, U. Khan, E. Picavet, A.Y. Takabayashi, P. Edinger, P. Verheyen, N. Quack, K.B. Gylfason, K. De Buysser, J. Beeckman, W. Bogaerts,  Efficient low-voltage phase shifter with locally deposited liquid crystal on a silicon on insulator platform,  Advanced Optical Materials, doi:10.1002/adom.202500186 (2025)
  • G. Patronas, N. Terzenidis, P. Kashinkunti, E. Zahavi, D. Syrivelis, L. Capps, Z.-A. Wertheimer, N. Argyris, A. Fevgas, C. Thompson, A. Ganor, J. Bernauer, E. Mentovich, P. Bakopoulos, Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking vol 17, p87-95, doi:10.1364/JOCN.534317 (2025)
  • G. Roelkens, J. Zhang, L. Bogaert, E. Soltanian, M. Billet, A. Uzun, B. Pan, Y. Liu, E.Delli, D. Wang, V. Bonito Oliva, T. N. L Tran, X. Guo, H. Li, S. Qin, K. Akritidis, Y.Chen, Y. Xue, M. Niels, D. Maes, M. Kiewiet, T. Reep, T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, I. Luntadila Lufungula, J. De Witte, L. Reis, S. Poelman, Y. Tan, H. Deng, W. Bogaerts, G. Morthier, D. Van Thourhout, B. Kuyken, Present and future of micro-transfer printing for heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits, APL Photonics vol.9, p.10901, doi:10.1063/5.0181099  (2024)
  • Y. Li, E. Worsey, S. Bleiker, P. Edinger, M. Kulreshath, Q. Tang, A.Y. Takabayashi, N. Quack, P. Verheyen, W. Bogaerts, K.B. Gylfason, D. Pamunuwa, F. Niklaus, Integrated 4-terminal Single-Contact Nanoelectromechanical Relays Implemented in a Silicon-On-Insulator Foundry Process, Nanoscale, 15, p.17335-17341 doi:10.1039/D3NR03429A (2023)  .
  • N. Quack, A.Y. Takabayashi, H. Sattari, P. Edinger, G. Jo, S.J. Bleiker, C. Errando-Herranz, K.B. Gylfason, F. Niklaus, U. Khan, P. Verheyen, A. Kumar Mallik, J.S. Lee, M. Jezzini, I. Zand, P. Morrissey, C. Antony, P. O’Brien, W. Bogaerts, Integrated Silicon Photonic MEMS , MicroSystems & Nanoengineering, 9, p.27  doi:10.1038/s41378-023-00498-z (2023).

Conference presentations

  • W. Bogaerts, Which Phase Tuning Technologies have the Potential to Supplant Thermal Tuning in Silicon Photonics?, Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC), (2025)
  • K.B. Gylfason, Silicon Photonic MEMS for Programmable Photonic Circuits, Huawei Sweden 2025 Future of Wireless Workshop on BTS System Innovations, (2025)
  • W. Bogaerts, H. Deng, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, L. Van Iseghem, K. Pradeep Kumar Nagarjun, I. Zand, A. Barzanji, A. Ribeiro, F. Vanden Kerchove, U. Khan, H. Salmanian, J. Zhang, E. Soltanian, P. Edinger, A. Djuphammer, G. Jo, S.J. Bleiker, A. Kumar Mallik, J.S. Lee, C. Antony, D. Kelly, J. Hasan, P. Morrissey, P. O’Brien, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, F. Niklaus, K.B. Gylfason, G. Torfs, J. Beeckman, G. Roelkens, Programmable photonic circuits for signal processing, Photonics West 2025, doi:10.1117/12.3039727 (2025)
  • H. Deng, J. Zhang, E. Soltanian, X. Chen, C. Pang, N. Vaissiere, D. Neel, J. Ramirez, J. Decobert, G. Torfs, G. Roelkens, W. Bogaerts, Fully integrated single-chip silicon photonic processor for analog optical and microwave signals, Photonics West 2025, doi:10.1117/12.3044760 (2025)
  • P. Edinger, A. Djuphammar, A.Y. Takabayashi, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, K.B. Gylfason, A compact 2×2 optical gate using a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler, Photonics West 2025, doi:10.1117/12.3041855 (2025)
  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonic Circuits, OPTICS 2024: Optical/Photonic Interconnects for Computing Systems, (2024)
  • A. Kumar Mallik, J.S. Lee, S. Collins, C. Antony, U. Khan, P. Edinger, G. Jo, I. Zand, F. Niklaus, K.B. Gylfason, N. Quack, W. Bogaerts, P. Morrissey, P. O’Brien, Development of electrical and optical packaging for silicon photonics MEMS, IEEE Photonics Conference, paper ThD1.4, doi:10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799857 (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, Tutorial: Programmable Photonic Circuits, IEEE Photonics Conference, paper TuD2.1, doi:10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799507 (2024)
  • P. Edinger, G. Jo, C. Errando-Herranz, C. Antony, S. J. Bleiker, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, and K. B. Gylfason, Ultra-low-power Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits Leveraging Integrated Nanomechanics, Optics and Photonics Sweden 2024, (2024)
  • Y. Chen, Heterogenous Silicon Photonics Switch Fabric Integrated with SOAs and PDs enabled by Micro-Transfer Printing, IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter Annual Meeting, (2024)
  • L. Van Iseghem, Low-power liquid crystal actuation on an integrated photonics platform, IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter Annual Meeting (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonic Circuits, NATO SET-331 Expert meeting, (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, Scaling to large silicon photonic circuits in the PHORMIC project, 10th Symposium on Optical Interconnect in Data Centres at ECOC 2024, (2024)
  • P. Edinger, G. Jo, A. Djuphammar, E. Volkova, C. Errando-Herranz, C. Antony, S.J. Bleiker, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, K.B. Gylfason, Opportunities for Mechanically Actuated Photonics, ECOC 2024, (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonics, ISSBO, China, (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, General-Purpose Programmable Photonic Circuits, IEEE Photonics Summer Topicals, doi:10.1109/SUM60964.2024.10614490 (2024)
  • K.B. Gylfason, P.Edinger, G.Jo, A.Y. Takabayashi, C. Errando-Herranz, H. Sattari, C. Antony, G. Talli, P. Verheyen, U. Khan, S.J. Bleiker, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, and W. Bogaerts, MEMS for Large-Scale Ultra-Low-Power Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits, APCOT 2024, (2024)
  • J. Zhang, Micro-Transfer-Printed O-Band GaAs QD-On-Si Widely Tunable Laser, ECIO 2024, (2024)
  • G. Roelkens, W.Bogaerts, J. Zhang, Micro-transfer printing for silicon photonics, Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) – Workshop: Will Heterogeneous Integration Meet the Needs of Future Applications? (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, H. Deng, X. Chen, L. Van Iseghem, I. Zand, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, A. Al Haffar, P. Edinger, G. Jo, A.Y. Takabayashi, C. Antony, A. Mallik Kumar, J. Zhang, E. Soltanian, P. Verheyen, J. Beeckman, G. Roelkens, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, K.B. Gylfason, U. Khan, Building general-purpose programmable photonic chips: opportunities and challenges, SPIE Photonics West, paper 12890-55, doi:10.1117/12.3009922 (2024)
  • W. Bogaerts, Programmable Photonics, BICOP,(2023)
  • F. Niklaus, Gaehun Jo, Pierre Edinger, Kristinn B. Gylfason, Simon J. Bleiker, Wafer Bonding for MEMS Integration and Packaging, ECS Meeting 2023, Wafer Bonding for Sensors and MEMS, (2023)
  • W. Bogaerts, Large-Scale Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits, Frontiers in Optics, paper FMD6.1(2023)
  • “A. Kumar Mallik, J.S. Lee, S. Collins, X. He, C. Antony, U. Khan, I. Zand,A.Y. Takabayash, P. Edinger, G. Jo, F. Niklaus, N. Quack, K.B. Gylfason, W. Bogaerts , P. Morrissey, P. O’Brien, Development of Co-Packaging Technology for Silicon Photonic MEMS, Photonics Ireland, (2023)”
  • F. Niklaus, G. Jo, P. Edinger, K.B. Gylfason, S.J. Bleiker, Wafer Bonding for MEMS Integration and Packaging, 244th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, paper 1615-1615, doi:10.1149/MA2023-02331615mtgabs (2023)
  • L. Bogaert, J. Zhang, P. Ossieur, G. Roelkens, Towards on-chip polarization management and isolation in O- and C-band integrated silicon photonics, Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter, Belgium, (2023).
  • P. Edinger, A.Y. Takabayashi, C. Antony, P. Verheyen, U. Khan, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, K.B. Gylfason, A MEMS tunable phase monitor with integrated photodiode read-out for silicon photonic circuits, Advanced Photonics Congress, p.ITu1A.2 (2 pages) doi:10.1364/IPRSN.2023.ITu1A.2 (2023) 
  • J. Zhang, L. Bogaert, M. Billet, D. Wang, B. Pan, S. Qin, E. Soltanian, S. Cuyvers, D. Maes, T. Vanackere, T. Vandekerckhove, S. Poelman, M. Kiewiet, I. Luntadila Lufungula, X. Guo, H. Li, J. De Witte, G. Lepage, P. Verheyen, J. Van Campenhout, B. Kuyken, G. Morthier, D. Van Thourhout, R. Baets, G. Roelkens, Photonic integrated circuits realized using micro-transfer printing, PIERS (invited), (2023).
  • K.B. Gylfason, P. Edinger, G. Jo, C.P.V. Nguyen, A.Y. Takabayashi, C. Errando-Herranz, C. Antony, G. Talli, P. Verheyen, U. Khan, S.J. Bleiker, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, Wafer-Level Vacuum-Sealed Low-Power Photonic MEMS for Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits, IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS) (invited), South Korea, (2023).
  • W. Bogaerts, K. Nagarjun, L. Van Iseghem, X. Chen, H. Deng, I. Zand, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, A.Y. Takabayashi, H. Sattari, N. Quack, P. Edinger, G. Jo, S.J. Bleiker, K.B. Gylfason, F. Niklaus, A. Kumar Mallik, M. Jezzini, C. Antony, G. Talli, P. Verheyen, J. Beeckman, U. Khan, Scaling Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits, SPIE Photonics West OPTO (invited), 12426, United States, p.12426-1 doi:10.1117/12.2647293 (2023) 
  • U. Khan, I. Zand, L. Van Iseghem, P. Edinger, G. Jo, S. J. Bleiker, A. Y. Takabayashi, C. Antony, M. Jezzini, G. Talli, H. Sattari, J. Lee, A. K. Mallik, P. Verheyen, C. Lerma Arce, M. Garcia, T. Jonuzi, E. Picavet, K. Nagarjun, J. Watte, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, K. De Buysser, J. Beekman, W. Bogaerts, Low power actuators for programmable photonic processors, SPIE Photonics West OPTO (invited), 12438, United States, p.124380K doi:10.1117/12.2647371 (2023) 
  • K.B. Gylfason, P. Edinger, G. Jo, C.P.V. Nguyen, A.Y. Takabayashi, C. Errando-Herranz, C. Antony, G. Talli, P. Verheyen, U. Khan, S.J. Bleiker, W. Bogaerts, N. Quack, F. Niklaus, Wafer-Level Vacuum-Sealed Low-Power Photonic MEMS for High Density Silicon Photonic Circuits, IEEE Photonics Global Conference (invited), Sweden, (2022)