Webinar: Ferroelectric thin films in integrated photonics for electro-optic functionality
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Webinar: Ferroelectric thin films in integrated photonics for electro-optic functionality
Advances in integrated photonics are driving the demand for materials that enable faster, more efficient, and compact electro-optic devices. Ferroelectric thin films, with their strong nonlinear optical and electro-optic properties, are emerging as key materials for next-generation photonic integration.
In this webinar, Jeroen Beeckman will explore the role of ferroelectric thin films such as lithium niobate, barium titanate, and related materials, in enabling high-performance electro-optic modulators and other functional photonic components. Attendees will gain insights into thin-film fabrication techniques, device design considerations, integration strategies with silicon and other photonic platforms, and recent advances in achieving low-loss, high-speed operation.
Join us to learn how ferroelectric thin films are shaping the future of integrated photonics and opening new opportunities for applications in communications, sensing, and quantum technologies.
About the Speaker:
Jeroen Beeckman is a professor at the ELIS Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University. He obtained his PhD in 2006 in which he worked on nonlinear optics of liquid crystals. From 2006 to 2012 he was post-doctoral fellow of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). In 2009 he was appointed as lecturer at Ghent University. He is currently full professor, head of the Liquid Crystals & Photonics group and also head of the Engineering Physics study program.
His research interests are devoted to the combination of optics, physics and electronics. In particular he is active in the field of electro-optic materials, ranging from liquid crystals to thin films (such as barium titanate & lead zirconate titanate). With these materials he is developing novel functionality and components in integrated photonics and flat optics. He is active in several EU and national funded projects and has several bilateral projects with industry.
About the Sponsor:
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