Schedule at a Glance
18 - 20 December 2024
IET London: Savoy Place
London, United Kingdom
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Schedule at a Glance
Program times and speakers are subject to change. All times reflect GMT (UTC+00:00).
Paper Type Key:
KN: Keynote
IN: Invited
CT: Contributed
Wednesday, 18 December
Review abstracts for Wednesday's talks here.
12:00 |
Registration Opens |
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12:30-13:00 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Richard Pitwon, BICOP Chair, and |
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13:00-13:30 |
KN |
David Payne |
‘Nothing’ is Better than Silica |
13:30-15:00 |
Session 1a: Optical Networks, Chair: Filipe Ferreira, University College London, UK |
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13:30-14:00 |
KN |
Dimitra Simeonidou |
UK-born optical technologies enabling solutions for the next generation mobile networks |
14:00-14:20 |
IN |
Grace Brennan |
Analog Optical Computing for Faster, Greener AI and Optimization |
14:20-14:40 |
IN |
Ryota Kinoshita |
Optimum core structural design of the polymer optical waveguides for co-packaging |
14:40-15:00 |
CT |
Hani Kbashi |
Octave Spanning Optical Frequency Comb Fiber Laser |
15:00-15:30 |
Break / Posters / Exhibition Sponsored by Vanguard Automation |
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15:30-17:00 |
Session 1b: Photonic Processing, Chair: Alison Mcleod, Photonics Scotland, UK |
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15:30-16:00 |
KN |
José Capmany |
Analog programmable photonic computing: A new paradigm for data processing |
16:00-16:20 |
IN |
Nick New |
Enabling a World of Secure Computing through the power of Photonics |
16:20-16:40 |
IN |
Juergen Czarske |
Fiber-optical Sensing and Communication exploiting physics-informed deep learning and quantum technology |
16:40-17:00 |
CT |
Lewis Hill |
Nonlinear phase switching in microresonators for all-optical computing PICs |
17:00-17:30 |
Poster Session |
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17:00-19:00 |
Reception Sponsored by Senko Advanced Components |
Thursday, 19 December
Review abstracts for Thursday's talks here.
8:00 |
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Registration Opens |
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8:30-9:00 |
KN |
Peter Knight |
Quantum Technology- from concept to devices |
9:00-10:30 |
Session 2a: Quantum Communication, Chair: Anke Lohman, Anchored In, UK |
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9:00-9:30 |
KN |
Andrew Shields |
Towards scalable quantum networks |
9:30-9:50 |
CT |
Petros Laccotripes |
Spin-photon entanglement using an InAs/InP quantum dot emitting in the telecom C-Band |
9:50-10:10 |
IN |
Bernard Lee |
Connecting light through hyperscale to quantum - the journey ahead for the Photonics Industry |
10:10-10:30 |
IN |
Anna Peacock |
Silicon Core Fibers for Nonlinear Photonics: Progress and Trends |
10:30-11:00 |
Break / Posters / Exhibition Sponsored by Nanoscribe |
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11:00-12:10 |
Session 2b: Quantum Computation, Chair: Richard Pitwon, Resolute Photonics / Seagate, Ireland |
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11:00-11:30 |
KN |
Mark Thompson |
Integrated photonics for quantum computing |
11:30-11:50 |
IN |
Maksym (Max) Sich |
Disruptive potential of linear quantum optics and deterministic photon sources |
11:50-12:10 |
IN |
Eleni Diamanti |
Resources and applications of quantum networks |
12:10-13:00 |
Lunch / Posters / Exhibition |
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13:00-14:50 |
Session 3a: Optical Materials and Applications, Chair: Izabela Naydenova, Technological University Dublin, Ireland |
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13:00-13:30 |
KN |
Yasuhiko Arakawa |
Advances in Quantum Dot Lasers toward Practical Implementation |
13:30-13:50 |
CT |
Suzanne Martin |
Wavelength Multiplexed Volume Holographic Optical Couplers for Solar Collection |
13:50-14:10 |
CT |
Davide Monopoli |
Fabry- Pérot cavity in SiN for non-linear applications |
14:10-14:30 |
IN |
Carsten Eschenbaum |
Silicon-organic hybrid electro-optic modulators for next generation optical interconnects |
14:30-14:50 |
IN |
Shiyoshi Yokoyama |
Material-Inspired High-Speed Modulators for 200+ Gbaud Communications |
14:50-15:30 |
Break / Posters / Exhibition Sponsored by Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited |
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15:30-17:00 |
Session 3b: Biophotonics, Chair: William Whelan-Curtin, Munster Technological University, Ireland |
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15:30-16:00 |
KN |
Radu-Florin Stancu |
125 Micrometer Fiber Optic Sensors for Tissue Proximity Detection and B-Scan Acquisition |
16:00-16:20 |
CT |
Madhu Veettikazhy |
Label-Free Two-photon Lightsheet Fluorescence Microscopy for Differentiating Healthy and Diseased Animal Colon Tissue |
16:20-16:40 |
CT |
Tianrui Zhao |
Cost-effective speckle contrast optical spectroscopy for non- Invasive blood flow monitoring |
16:40-17:00 |
CT |
Julien Camard |
Dynamic Optical Coherence Tomography for Assessment and Imaging of Embryos and Organoids |
17:00-17:30 |
Poster Session |
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17:30-19:00 |
Reception Sponsored by Carrousel Digital Limited |
Friday, 20 December
Review abstracts for Friday's talks here.
8:15 |
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Registration Opens |
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8:30-10:00 |
Session 4a: Integrated Photonic Technologies, Chair: Richard Pitwon, Resolute Photonics / Seagate, Ireland |
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8:30-9:00 |
KN |
Roel Baets |
Towards additive manufacturing in silicon photonics |
9:00-9:20 |
IN |
Frank Smyth |
Monolithically Integrated Comb Lasers for optical transceiver scaling and mmWave generation |
9:20-9:40 |
IN |
Alex Gaeta |
Optical Frequency Combs for Data Communications |
9:40-10:00 |
CT |
Abhijit Das |
On-Chip Light Transmission between Nanoscale Optoelectronic Devices |
10:00-10:30 |
Break / Posters / Exhibition Sponsored by CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre |
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10:30-12:00 |
Session 4b: Manufacturing, Chair: Callum Littlejohns, University of Southampton and CORNERSTONE, UK |
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10:30-11:00 |
KN |
Michal Lipson |
Scalability of Silicon photonics |
11:00-11:20 |
IN |
Stuart Smyth |
Multi-Wavelength DFB Arrays for AI and HPC Applications |
11:20-11:40 |
IN |
Lars Brusberg |
Glass Waveguides for Silicon Photonics Connectivity |
11:40-12:00 |
CT |
Masahiro Karakawa |
Fabrication of GI core polymer optical waveguides enabling low loss with small bend radius (~1 mm) using high ∆ resins |
12:00-13:00 |
Lunch / Posters / Exhibition |
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13:00-14:30 |
Session 5a: Photonics Packaging, Chair: Cleitus Anthony, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland |
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13:00-13:30 |
KN |
Peter O’Brien |
Developing scalable optical and electrical packaging technologies and moving towards more integrated photonic-electronic systems |
13:30-13:50 |
IN |
Louise Bradley |
Metasurfaces for reprogrammable beamsteering and enhanced light-matter interaction |
13:50-14:10 |
IN |
Peter G.R. Smith |
Creating fully transparent Augmented Reality headsets - how nonlinear optics can enable the Metaverse |
14:10-14:30 |
CT |
Noémie Estopinan |
Industry Proven Photonic Integration Using Photonic Wire Bonds & Facet Attached Micro-Lenses |
14:30-15:00 |
Break |
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15:00-16:30 |
Session 5b: Fibres and Sensors, Chair: Peter Smith, University of Southampton, UK |
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15:00-15:30 |
KN |
Philip St.J. Russell |
Twisted light in chiral photonic crystal fibres |
15:30-15:50 |
IN |
Hideyuki Nasu |
ELS modules employing an 8-Channel CWDM TOSA for SiPh Transceivers |
15:50-16:10 |
CT |
Cian Twomey |
EvanescentWave Quartz-enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Employing Dielectric Coated Side-polished Fibers for Sensing Applications |
16:10-16:30 |
CT |
Aleksandra Hernik |
Diffractive Optical Transducers for Volatile Organic Compounds Detection |
11:40-12:00 |
Closing Remarks: Richard Pitwon, BICOP Chair |