EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for Bio and Life Science Applications, INNOVAARE, SWITZERLAND

(26-27th SEPTEMBER 2023)

LIGENTEC was be having a talk at EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for Bio and Life Science Applications about “Integrated biosensing from the visible to the IR using low loss silicon nitride”.

Biophotonics agglutinates all the technologies related with the interaction of light with biological organisms, tissues, cells and molecules. We have seen in the last years an amazing evolution with a great amount of developments and new technologies, which allows us to understand more in detail the behaviour of different living beings, their internal structure and their reaction against certain chemical compounds and other external agents. All this information is very valuable to develop new products and to improve the performance of the existing solutions and devices dedicated to healthcare and medical applications.
In this meeting, we bring together the key companies developing photonics devices and components with researchers and end-users to discuss the current technology trends and emerging applications. We will discuss about the different imaging and analytical technologies involved in the visualization and characterization of biological samples, such as spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, OCT, Raman spectroscopy/imaging or fluorescence microscopy. We will pay attention to the mechanisms involved in the interaction of light with different tissues, very interesting to improve their properties or they performance by the absorption of energy in the irradiated area, and we will find which applications are trendier nowadays. And, last but not least, we will also talk about the last developments in fabrication and 3D printing for bio and life sciences, including bioprinting, 2 photon polymerization or additive manufacturing. We will find how those technologies can help to develop new components to support the different techniques of imaging and analysis, but also how their combination with cells, growth factors, and/or biomaterials allow the fabrication of biomedical parts.

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IEEE QUANTUM WEEK 2023, BELLEVUE, WA, USA

(17-22th SEPTEMBER 2023)

LIGENTEC was participating in IEEE Quantum Week panel “What’s in your photonics for quantum toolbox?​”.

IEEE Quantum Week — the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE) — was bridging the gap between the science of quantum computing and the development of an industry surrounding it. As such, this event brings a perspective to the quantum industry different from academic or business conferences. IEEE Quantum Week is a multidisciplinary quantum computing and engineering venue that gives attendees the unique opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers.

CIOE 2023, SHENZHEN, CHINA

(6-8th SEPTEMBER 2023)

CIOE 2023 (the 24th China International Optoelectronic Exposition), was held at Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center. Known as the world’s largest optoelectronic event, CIOE 2023 will showcase up-to-date optoelectronic technologies and comprehensive solutions for optoelectronic applications, enabling industry players to source optoelectronic products, to gain latest marketing insights and to network with key Chinese optoelectronic players.

We were having a talk about “Loss loss PICs: from prototype to volume”.

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(7-9th JULY 2023)

The Asia-Europe Silicon Photonics Symposium and Course bring industrial and academic technology leaders from the leading ecosystems in the world to bring a full spectrum of perspectives about silicon photonics technology and its applications.

The symposium focused on the potential of silicon photonics in various application domains. The course will focus on a deeper understanding of the technological and device concepts and the scientific state of the art in this field.

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OECC, SHANGHAI

(2-6th JULY 2023)

OECC 2023 was held in Shanghai during July 2-6, 2023. The conference was organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University, co-sponsored by IEEE Photonics Society, The Optical Society, The Chinese Optical Society and China Institute Communications. All presented papers will be indexed by EI compendex and available in IEEE Xplore and Optics InfoBase (Optica).

LASER WORLD OF PHOTONICS 2023, MUNICH

(27-30th JUNE 2023)

LIGENTEC was attending LASER World of PHOTONICS 2023 and World of QUANTUM, the world’s leading Trade Fair with Congress for Photonics Components, Systems and Applications, sets standards since 1973 – in size, diversity and relevance. This exhibition featured the combination of research, technology and applications.

WE WERE AT BOOTH A2 131.1!

PHOTONICS NORTH 2023, MONTREAL, CANADA

(12-15th JUNE 2023)

LIGENTEC was giving a talk about “Low loss photonic integrated circuits: from prototype to volume” at Photonics North 2023 in Montreal (Canada), a conference which aims at strengthening the connections between theory and application and building stronger ties between university research and industry needs. Leading researchers will be sharing the outcomes of their work and exhibitors from industry present the products and services.

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(27th APRIL 2022)

LIGENTEC participated at April PIERS 2022 in Hangzhou SC3: Optical Interconnect Technologies for Datacom and Computercom 2 hybrid event, that took place on the 27th April, with a talk about “Low Loss Silicon Nitride for Integrated Photonics”.

OPTICA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE APRIL 2022, ONLINE

(13-14th APRIL 2022)

LIGENTEC was participating as a speaker in the OPTICA Technology Showcase April 2022 edition. The OPTICA Technology Showcase is a 2-day program consisting of showcase presentations from participating companies across key technologies and exclusive networking opportunities to make new connections.

Through the short talk, Michael Geiselmann (LIGENTEC Managing Director) was speaking about “Low Loss Silicon Nitride: From Small To Large Volumes”.

OPTICS – OPTICAL/PHOTONIC INTERCONNECTS FOR COMPUTING SYSTEM, LIVE & ONLINE

(13-14th APRIL 2022)

LIGENTEC was participating as a speaker in the OPTICS (optical/photonic interconnects for computing systems) forum, which aims at discussing the latest advances in optics/photonics for computing systems, covering topics from fabrications, photonic devices, photonic circuits, architectures, system integrations, and design automation and optimization. The forum targets researchers and engineers working on optics/photonics, electronics, architectures, systems, applications and design automations. Topics to be discussed include but are not limited to:

• PEDA (Photonic-Electronic Design Automation): layout, placement and routing, floorplan, crosstalk, thermal, process variation, etc.
• Photonic-electronic system integration and application: data center, HPC, automobile, aviation, etc.
• Photonics-based architecture: optical neural network, rack-scale optical network, inter/intra-chip optical network, optical switching, etc.
• Photonic/optic circuits: OE conversion, optical interconnect, optical computing circuit, etc.
• Photonic device and fabrication: laser, photodetector, modulator, switch, filter, etc.

EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuits

(4th APRIL 2022)

LIGENTEC was giving a talk at the EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuits. The traditional silicon platform cannot provide all of the functionality required for fully integrated photonic circuits and, therefore, the last decade has seen a strong increase in research and development of hybrid and heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits. The aim of this meeting is to discuss how the record breaking experimental demonstrations will address entirely new approaches for precise mass manufacture of PICs with unprecedented variety and flexibility.

TWO HALF-DAY INTENSIVE SHORT COURSE ON SILICON NITRIDE PICs (HYBRID)

(21-22 MARCH 2022)

LIGENTEC in collaboration with ePIXfab organized the 3rd edition of an intensive short course on Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics. This two half-day course took place on 21-22 March 2022 in a hybrid mode where attendees could join either onsite in Lausanne (Switzerland) or online.

PHOTONIC INTEGRATION WEEK 2022, VALENCIA, SPAIN

(14-15th MARCH 2022)

The Photonic Integration week has been celebrated since 2017 and brings together Spain’s leading experts in integrated photonics with a prestigious line-up of international experts. This event is where the players of the PIC ecosystem meet and its aim is to create synergies between application-oriented attendees and technology manufacturers.

This 5th edition of PIW focused on emphasizing the integrated photonics value chain in Spain, going through all stages of the production cycle, from R&D to the end user.

STIL 2022, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

(10th MARCH 2022)

The STIL was open to everyone and allowed to gather engineers, technology enthusiasts and people simply eager to learn. Its exceptional location allowed to gather many curious people who have come especially to discover the technological trends of the years to come.

OFC 2022, SAN DIEGO, USA

(6-10th MARCH 2022)

LIGENTEC was attending the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.

Booth number#4812.

PHOTONICS WEST 2022, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

(22-27th JANUARY 2022)

SPIE Photonics West 2022: the world’s largest photonics technologies event, consisting of three conferences and two world-class exhibitions took place from the 22nd to the 27th January 2022 in San Francisco, California.

LIGENTEC WEBINAR BY OPTICA

(Monday 29th NOVEMBER 2021)

On Monday 29th November at 16pm CET, OPTICA (former OSA) was hosting LIGENTEC webinar about “Low Loss PICs: From fast prototyping to high volumes”.

Propagation losses in PICs are very important to have energy efficient on chip routing and are especially crucial if already very few photons are there to start with. In this webinar we will give an overview of LIGENTEC’s low loss PICs based on silicon nitride and application areas in LiDAR, Quantum and sensing. We explain our Process Design Kit and different fabrication modules. Reproducibility and uniformity are of critical importance and are addressed with statistical process control in our 100mm and 200mm wafer fabrication.

WATCH THE RECORDING ON DEMAND!

PIERS, Photonic & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Hangzhou & online

(21-25th NOVEMBER 2021)

LIGENTEC was giving a talk about “Low loss silicon nitride for integrated photonics” at PIERS 2021. This 43rd edition of PIERS was sponsored by The Electromagnetics Academy (TEMA). Founded by the late Professor Jin Au Kong (1942-2008) of MIT in 1989, The Electromagnetics Academy is a non-profit organization registered in USA. TEMA is the umbrella organization for PIERS and PIER Journals. PIERS: PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium, also known as Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, provides an international forum for reporting progress and recent advances in the modern development of electromagnetics, photonics and exciting applications. PIERS has become a major symposium in the area related to electromagnetics. PIER Journals are a family of journals supported by the proceeds of PIERS meetings.

PIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021, BRUSSELS

(9-11th NOVEMBER 2021)

LIGENTEC was present at the PIC International 2021 giving a talk about “Low loss PICs: from fast prototyping to high volumes” and attended as conference support. This must attend industry event with influencers and innovators under one roof hosted over 700 industry innovators and 70 exhibitors.

IEEE PHOTONICS CONFERENCE, 2021 ONLINE

(18-21 OCTOBER 2021)

LIGENTEC was participating in the Roundtable on Photonic Foundries that was held as part of the Photonic Society’s Industry Day program at the upcoming IEEE Photonics Conference on Monday 18 October 2021.  The roundtable discussion was moderated by Daniel Renner from Freedom Photonics.

Panelists:

Luc Augustin, Smart Photonics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

John Bowers, UCSB/AIM Photonics, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Michael Zervas, LIGENTEC, Lausanne, Switzerland

Gordon Harling, CMC Microsystems, Kingston, ON, Canada

Gloria Hoefler, Infinera, Santa Clara, CA, USA

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OPTICA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE, 2021 ONLINE

(13-14th OCTOBER 2021)

LIGENTEC participated as a speaker in the OPTICA Technology Showcase October 2021 edition. The OPTICA Technology Showcase was a 2-day program consisting of showcase presentations from participating companies across key technologies and exclusive networking opportunities to make new connections.

Through the short talk, Michael Geiselmann (LIGENTEC Managing Director) was speaking about “Low Loss PICs From fast prototyping to high volumes”.

IEEE HONET 2021, HYBRID

(11-13th OCTOBER 2021)

LIGENTEC gave a talk during this 18th IEEE International Conference HORNET 2021.

The vision for the last 18 years has been to bring together academics and industry professionals from the developed and the developing countries thereby enabling a platform for collaborative learning and research.

QUANTUM INDUSTRY DAY 2021, VIRTUAL

(5-6th OCTOBER 2021)

LIGENTEC was participating as a speaker in the Quantum Industry Day, which gathers academic and industrial R&D to foster exchange and accelerate the development of new quantum products.

FORUM EPFL 2021, LAUSANNE

(5th OCTOBER 2021)

LIGENTEC is attending the 39th edition of Forum EPFL on the 5th October 2021 taking place at the SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL of Lausanne. After the years, the Forum has gained the first place in recruitment fairs in Switzerland.

CIOE 2021, SHENZHEN, CHINA

(16-18th SEPTEMBER 2021)

CIOE is the world’s leading optoelectronic and annually held in Shenzhen, China since 1999. This exhibition covers information and communications, precision optics, lens & camera module, lasers technology, infrared applications, optoelectronic sensor, photonics innovations. With 21 years’ successful experience, it is known as the ideal platform for market expansion and market promotion of worldwide optoelectronic enterprises.

LIGENTEC ACADEMY – WEBINAR #3:

PICs for Quantum

(8 SEPTEMBER 2021)

LIGENTEC Academy it’s our new learning program to help you understand the importance of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in different application areas. It comprehends a group of webinars spread along the year.
This 2021, a total of four webinars are planned to take place.

LIGENTEC Academy continued with its Webinar #3 about “PICs for Quantum”.

By attending this 2-hour webinar, the participants gained a general understanding of quantum photonic in PICs and related concepts.

Participation was recommended to nanotechnology and optics enthusiasts R&D and product engineers, M.Sc./Ph.D candidates, postdocs & students.

AGENDA

1. QUSIDE – Domenico Tulli “Integrated, high-speed quantum random number generator based on phase diffusion”
2. XANADU – Zach Vernon “Fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing”
3. Speakers discussion

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PHOTONICS+ VIRTUAL EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE, JUNE 2021

(29-30th JUNE 2021)

PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference, in partnership with EPIC, is a new, efficient networking event for the photonics industry that took place for the second time on June 29th + 30th, 2021 at 13:00 – 17:00 CEST timezone.

The innovative live, digital event brings stakeholders in the photonics industry together with relevant user areas. The organiser was FLEET Events – which also arranged the W3+ Fair high-tech trade fair. The company developed the innovative digital event together with EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium, the largest association in the photonics sector.

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LIGENTEC ACADEMY – WEBINAR #2:

PIC Testing

(2 JUNE 2021)

LIGENTEC ACADEMY it’s our new learning program to help you understand the importance of silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in different application areas. It comprehends a group of webinars spread along the year.
This 2021, a total of four webinars are planned to take place.

LIGENTEC Academy continued with its Webinar #2 about “PIC Testing”.

By attending this 1-hour session, participants gained insights into 2 distinct aspects of PIC testing: testing on PICs for performance, and test-&-quality of PICs during volume PIC manufacturing. The former aspect focused on high end performance testing of a PIC, for example of a high Q ring resonator. The latter aspect focused on volume-capable concepts for combined electro-optical test-&-qualify steps in PIC and photonic device manufacturing, with implications for ‘design for manufacturing’ and ‘design for test’, for test system design, and so too for multichannel probe head development. To round off the webinar we heared about test-&-measurement instrumentation relevant to both topics, namely available instrumentation options for high performance PICs, and instrumentation concepts for multichannel test-&-qualify of on-wafer PICs, respectively. For this, we brought together 3 important players from the product development workflow eco-system: LIGENTEC (PICs), ficonTEC (systems for test) and Keysight (instrumentation).

Participation was recommended to nanotechnology, optics and sensing enthusiasts, M.Sc./Ph.D candidates, postdocs & students.

AGENDA

1. Michael Kelly (Keysight Technologies) “Controlling input polarization for PIC measurements”
2. Torsten Vahrenkamp (ficonTEC) “Volume Test System Concept For Photonic Devices”
3. Antoine Brimont (LIGENTEC) “Practical considerations for PIC testing”

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OIDA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE 2021, ONLINE

(27-29 APRIL 2021)

LIGENTEC was participating as a speaker in the OIDA Technology Showcase 2021 edition. The OIDA Technology Showcase is a unique product presentation, discussion and networking event.

Through the short talk, Michael Geiselmann (LIGENTEC Managing Director)was dispelling the doubts about “What do you need to know to get a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) in a few weeks time”.

In this session we discussed the process of creating a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) and the following parameters:

• What is a Process design Kit (PDK)?
• What building blocks exist in LIGENTEC SiN low loss platform?
• What is a design manual?
• Which cross-sections are available?
• How do I do a PIC design?
• How long does the fabrication process take?
• What do I need to test a PIC?

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BQIT:21 Virtual Bristol Quantum Information Technologies Workshop 2021, ONLINE

(26-28 APRIL 2021)

BQIT is a three day annual workshop aimed at enabling leading UK and international academics and industrial partners to come together; to explore and discuss future ambitions and challenges in the field of Quantum Information Technologies. Since its conception in 2014 it has had 230 speakers and panellists who have presented their work and opinions on a range of topics, from quantum theory to innovation in industry.

Michael Geiselmann (LIGENTEC Managing Director) was giving a talk about “Quantum PICs – every photon counts”. In this talk, he was presenting the low loss silicon nitride platform of LIGENTEC and provide application examples how the photonic integrated circuit can be used to generate entangled states or to propagate single photons.

STIL Salon des Technologies et de l’Innovation 2021, ONLINE

(22 APRIL 2021)

STIL is a networking hub, ideal for sharing ideas, new collaborations, highlighting synergies and triggering investments. Normally organised over one day in the largest congress center in Switzerland, the exhibition will take place online this year. STIL brings together key players in innovation around different areas of activity: biomedical, energy, robotics, IT, …
Their goal is to promote Swiss innovation on a large scale.

ANGELTECH VIRTUAL LIVE 2021, ONLINE

(12 APRIL 2021)

Following on from the successful virtual AngelTech Online Summits in May and November 2020, AngelTech Live III took place on 12 April 2021. AngelTech once again consisted of their established events of CS International and PIC International and also launching a brand new virtual event, Silicon Semiconductor (SiS) International.

(11 FEBRUARY 2021)

PIC International organised LIGENTEC webinar about “Low loss silicon nitride photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fabrication” on the 11th February 2021.

This webinar provided an overview of LIGENTEC capabilities showcased by application examples in Communication, Sensing, Quantum technologies and LiDAR. We also gave a short overview of our multi-project wafer runs and dedicated run possibilities.

WATCH THIS WEBINAR ON-DEMAND HERE!

LIGENTEC WINTER SCHOOL 2021

(27 JANUARY 2021)

LIGENTEC hosted its Winter School in “Low-loss integrated photonics: Silicon nitride 2.0”.

By attending this 3-hour online course, the participants experienced the power of our all-nitride core technology and other related interesting topics connected to silicon nitride applications, nanotechnology and photonic integrated circuits.

LIGENTEC Winter School was recommended to nanotechnology and optics enthusiasts, M.Sc./Ph.D candidates, postdocs & students.

AGENDA

1. Niels Quack “MEMS-enhanced PICs”

2. Maxim Karpov “Physics and applications of chip-scale soliton microcombs”

3. Iñigo Artundo “Taking a SiN PIC from concept to production”

4. Camille Brès “Silicon nitride for nonlinear integrated photonics”

5. Zachary Vernon “Silicon nitride circuits for photonic quantum computing”

6. Anton Stroganov “SiN for PICs – benefits, problems, approaches”

Attendance to the Training School was free of charge but required registration. Follow-up call with LIGENTEC. 

ECOC 2020, ONLINE

(7-9 DECEMBER 2020)

LIGENTEC will be attending the 25th European Conference on Optical Communication, the leading European conference in the field of optical communication and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field.

OIDA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

(2 DECEMBER 2020, 18:00PM CET)

Register now to dispel your doubts about “What do you need to know to get a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) in a few weeks time”, through this short talk by Michael Geiselmann (LIGENTEC Managing Director) during the OIDA Technology Showcase virtual event which is taking place in December 1st-3rd 2020.

In this session we will discuss the process of creating a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) and the following parameters:

• What is a Process design Kit (PDK)?
• What building blocks exist in LIGENTEC SiN low loss platform?
• What is a design manual?
• Which cross-sections are available?
• How do I do a PIC design?
• How long does the fabrication process take?
• What do I need to test a PIC?

QUANTUM INDUSTRY DAY 2020, ONLINE

(2nd OCTOBER 2020)

The Quantum Industry Day gathers academic and industrial R&D to foster exchange and accelerate the development of new quantum products.

Large private and public investments are rapidly pushing quantum technologies out of labs and into real-world applications. Industrial actors are playing a key role: they provide the enabling technologies as well as the commercialization know-how driving this development.

FORUM EPFL 2020, LAUSANNE

(6th OCTOBER 2020)

LIGENTEC attended  the 38th edition of Forum EPFL on the 8th October 2020 which took place at the SwissTech Convention Center. After the years, the Forum has gained the first place in recruitment fairs in Switzerland.

LIGENTEC PIC Online Summit

(2nd SEPTEMBER 2020)

The first edition of LIGENTEC PIC Online Summit included different talks from professionals and professors related to the silicon nitride, nanotechnology and photonic integration industries.

This 3-hour live summit was recommended to everyone interested in the power of silicon nitride broad applications, nanotechnology and photonics enthusiasts.

AGENDA

BLOCK 1: SILICON NITRIDE PHOTONICS
1. Pascual Muñoz “Silicon nitride photonics ecosystem: technologies, challenges and opportunities”
2. Michael Geiselmann “Silicon Nitride: New horizons for photonic integration”

BLOCK 2: NONLINEAR INTEGRATED OPTICS
3. Scott Papp “Realizing octave-spanning frequency combs for f-2f stabilization with LIGENTEC’s SiN process”
4. Tobias Kippenberg “Photonic-chip based soliton microcombs”

BLOCK 3: FROM DESIGN TO FABRICATION
5. Anton Stroganov “Build your PIC: from an idea to a device in your hands”
6. Michail Zervas “Understanding fabrication tolerances”

Watch the recording here!

LIGENTEC WEBINAR OIDA

(Monday 29th JUNE 2020 at 18:00 GMT+2)

On Monday 29th June at 18:00 GMT+2, OIDA (The Optical Society) hosted LIGENTEC webinar about “New Opportunities With Low Loss Silicon Nitride Photonic Integrated Circuits”.

In this webinar we gave an introduction into Photonic Integrated Circuits and discuss different material platforms. We presented our novel SiN platform for PICs, it’s main functional building blocks and their performance, show effective ways for optical I/Os and a pathway to heterogeneous integration of active elements. Finally, we discussed application examples in LiDAR, Sensing, Communications, Quantum Computing and RF-optical links in Metrology.

Watch the recording here

ECIO 2020, PARIS – Online

(23-25th JUNE 2020)

LIGENTEC attended the 22nd edition of the 2020 European Conference on Integrated Optics, which took place online on the 23-25 June 2020.

The conference focused on leading edge research on integrated optics, optoelectronics and nano-photonics and gathered experts from academia and industry to show their latest technical results, and showcase their products and services.

2nd CHINA-EUROPE INTERNATIONAL SILICON PHOTONICS COURSE AND SYMPOSIUM, CHONGQING, CHINA

(28-30th MAY 2020)

LIGENTEC sponsored this hybrid event, with a combination of physical presence and on-line presence, co-organized by ePIXfab and CUMEC. The 2nd China-Europe Silicon Photonics Course and Symposium, hold from on the 28-30th May 2020 in the city of Chongqing (China), brought along industrial and academic technology leaders from the leading eco-systems in the world to bring a full spectrum of perspective about silicon photonics technology and its applications. The symposium was focused on perspectives with respect to the potential of silicon photonics in various application domains, and deeper understanding of the technological and device concepts as well as on the scientific state of the art in this field.

LIGENTEC NEW WEBINAR

(Tuesday 26th May 2020 at 14:00 GMT+2)

On Tuesday 26th May at 14:00 GMT+2 our Application Engineer Anton Stroganov presented our new webinar:

“Linear Components and Applications of LIGENTEC Platform”.

Majority of photonics integrated circuits are based on just a few basic components (or building blocks). Though the performance that can be achieved using them relies on capabilities and intrinsic properties of the platform of choice. Learn about the benefits a thick nitride platform can bring to your PIC solution! The webinar will cover the basic building blocks, main principles and examples of applications.

This new webinar will be presented by Anton Stroganov, who holds the position of LIGENTEC Application Engineer. With a background in applied physics and photonics, he has extensive experience with all aspects of LIGENTEC platform – design, layout, fabrication, characterisation and take to market.

Watch webinar here

ANGELTECH ONLINE SUMMIT FOR PIC INTERNATIONAL 2020

(19th MAY 2020)

Due to the growing concern around the coronavirus (COVID-19), AngelTech decided to postpone the live event to a date later in 2020. In the interim, AngelTech believe it is still important to connect the community and they want to do this via an online summit, taking place live on Tuesday May 19th and content available for 12 months on demand.

This will not replace the live event as they believe live face to face interaction, learning and networking can never be fully replaced by a virtual summit. This online summit will supplement the event, add value for key players and bring the community together – digitally.

CLEO 2020

(11-15th MAY 2020)

CLEO Laser Science to Photonic Application 2020 Technical Conference was hold in all-virtual, web conference format, on the 11-15 May 2020. LIGENTEC participated with the following talks:

• Wednesday 13th May at 18:30-18:45 about “Carrier-Envelope Offset-Free Pulse Train by Difference-Frequency Generation from a Silicon-Nitride-Waveguide Supercontinuum Output”
• Friday 15th May at 14:00-14:15 about “Integrated Photonic Interposers for Processing Octave-Spanning Microresonator Frequency Combs”

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON BIOSENSORS

(11th MAY 2020)

LIGENTEC’s Application Engineer Anton Stroganov gave a talk during EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Biosensors about “Integrated Photonics: Towards point-of-care devices”. The meeting can be viewed via our Youtube channel. Speakers and attendees representing companies active on different technologies required to build a label-free and direct biosensor were discussing supply chain opportunities: from the design, fabrication of the chip, packaging and handling of the fluidic sample to end-users and applications.

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON MICROWAVE PHOTONICS

(17th APRIL 2020)

LIGENTEC’s Managing Director Michael Geiselmann gave a talk during EPIC Online Technology Meeting about Microwave Photonics about “Low Loss Integrated Optics – Building blocks for microwave photonics”. The meeting can be viewed via our YouTube channel and the full video through EPIC channel. Attendees were exploring last trends in microwave local oscillators, photonic-based microwave frequency generation, conversion, filtering, routing and beamforming and optical interconnects, focusing on the use of hybrid integration to combine different material platforms.

EPIC ONLINE TECHNOLOGY MEETING ON ATOMIC CLOCKS AND QUANTUM SENSORS

(3rd APRIL 2020)

LIGENTEC’s Managing Director Michael Geiselmann gave a talk during EPIC Online Technology Meeting about Atomic Clocks and Quantum Sensors. The meeting can be viewed via our YouTube channel and the full video through EPIC channel. Attendees were discussing the opportunities for photonics in the fields of atomic clocks and quantum sensors for current and new applications, including satellite communication, time signal radio transmitters, magnetometers or gravimeters.

OFC, SAN DIEGO

(8th-12th MARCH 2020)

LIGENTEC attended the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.

Visit us in Booth #3848

SPIE PHOTONICS WEST 2020, SAN FRANCISCO

(1st-6th FEBRUARY 2020)

LIGENTEC was attending the SPIE Photonics West 2020: the world’s largest photonics technologies event, consisting of three conferences and two world-class exhibitions taking place from the 1st to the 6th February 2020 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

We were at Booth #5361 

PHOTONIC INTEGRATION WEEK, VALENCIA

(13-14th JANUARY 2020)

Michael Zervas, co-founder of LIGENTEC, presented “Hybrid III-V/Si3N4 integration: the dielectric platform perspective”, forthcoming developments on hybrid photonic integration of silicon nitride platforms with III-V semiconductors. During this talk, he explained how hybrid integration is expanding the capabilities of LIGENTEC AN technology by integrating on a chip or package level active materials (LiNbO, GaAs, InGaAs) and SiPho lasers.

PIC TRAINING, SANTA CLARA, USA

(9-13th DECEMBER 2019)

LIGENTEC co-founder Michael Geiselmann was giving a talk about low-loss SiN photonic integrated circuit platforms on the Photonic Integrated Circuits Training in Santa Clara. The week-long program provided a quick but in-depth training on everything needed for producing photonic integrated circuits. It covered system aspects, a component tutorial, simulations and chip layout, foundry services for all material systems, packaging, test & measurement, and business/marketing essentials.

ePIXfab COURSE ON SILICON NITRIDE INTEGRATED PHOTONICS, BRUSSELS

(14th NOVEMBER 2019)

LIGENTEC co-founder and MD Dr. Michael Geiselmann was speaking at the ePIXfab course on SiN integrated photonics on the 14th November 2019 which took place in Brussels, Belgium. The scope of this course went beyond these subjects: Basics concepts of Silicon Nitride (SiN) integrated photonics, Potential of SiN PIC technologies (life science and other markets), Supply chain: design, manufacturing & packaging, Examples and use cases form different markets.

EPIC MEETING ON WAFER LEVEL OPTICS, NEUCHATEL

(7th-8th NOVEMBER 2019)

LIGENTEC will be attending the EPIC Meeting on Wafer Level Optics on the 7-8th November 2019 which will take place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the benefits and motivation of migrating towards wafer level manufacturing of optical diffractive, refractive or reflective components. The main goal will be to discuss applications in CMOS image sensors, automotive lighting, AR/VR headsets, medical, datacom, consumer electronics etc. between technology providers, system integrators and users.

EPIC MEETING ON LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE, EINDHOVEN

(30th-31st OCTOBER 2019)

LIGENTEC will be attending the EPIC Meeting on LIDAR Technologies for Automotive on the 30-31 October 2019 which will take place in Anteryon, Eindhoven (The Netherlands). The vision of the automotive industry is to place LIDARs in headlights and taillights, bumpers, roof, and other places in the car, at low cost, high durability, low maintenance, high stability, etc. The goal of the EPIC Meeting on LIDAR for Automotive is to bring together the full supply chain and discuss the unmet needs from TIER1 suppliers and OEMs, and discuss the need for new photonics developments, such as wafer-level and freeform optics, high power laser diodes, integrated photonics, assembly processes…

LIGENTEC WEBINAR

(11th OCTOBER 2019)

LIGENTEC provided the webinar “SILICON PHOTONICS 2.0.: Advantages of SiN Photonic Integrated Circuits” last Friday 11th October, at two different times, at 10AM CEST for Europe & Asia audiences and at 10AM PDT Americas audiences.

FORUM EPFL 2019

(8th OCTOBER 2019)

LIGENTEC attended  the 37th edition of Forum EPFL on the 8th October 2019 which took place at the SwissTech Convention Center. After the years, the Forum has gained the first place in recruitment fairs in Switzerland.

QUANTUM INDUSTRY DAY 2019

(4th OCTOBER 2019)

The Quantum Industry Day gathered academic and industrial R&D to foster exchange and accelerate the development of new quantum products.

Large private and public investments are rapidly pushing quantum technologies out of labs and into real-world applications. Industrial actors are playing a key role: they provide the enabling technologies as well as the commercialization know-how driving this development.

ECOC DUBLIN 2019

(22th-25th SEPTEMBER 2019)

LIGENTEC attended the 45th European Conference on Optical Communication, the leading European conference in the field of optical communication and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field.

EPIC MEETING ON NEW SPACE AT EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

(12th-13th SEPTEMBER 2019)

The EPIC Meeting on New Space will bring together a set of companies to cover some of the key priorities for the “New Space” road map. The purpose of the so called “New Space” trend, is to bring to the Space market mature or established technologies that either compete with or complement existing commercial space services.

WORKSHOP ON SiN PIC, GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY

(8th SEPTEMBER 2019)

LIGENTEC team provided a workshop on Silicon Nitride Photonic Integrated Circuits during its trip to China at Guangzhou University on the 8th September 2019.

CIOE SHENZHEN 2019

(4th-7th SEPTEMBER 2019)

Established in 1999, CIOE is the largest show of its kind in the world featuring over 3, 200 optoelectronic brands and their latest products in the area of 110, 000 sqm at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. There were 7 concurrent specialized expositions focusing on Optical Communications, Lasers, Infrared Applications, Precision Optics, Lens and Camera Module, Data Center, Optoelectronic Sensors and Photonics Innovations.The event was an annual gathering for the global optoelectronic professionals to network with business partners and discover the future trends.

EPIC TechWatch 2019

(4th-7th SEPTEMBER 2019)

In cooperation with CIOE (China International Optoelectronic Exposition), EPIC helps its members to access China market. We invited our members to join different activities organized during 4-7 September 2019 in Shenzhen.

September 4th, 12:30-17:15 – Conference Room, Hall 2 at CIOE 2019

EPIC WORLD TECHNOLOGY PHOTONICS SUMMIT 2019, BERLIN

(29th-30th AUGUST 2019)

LIGENTEC is attending this exceptional meeting, which purpose was to bring experts and leaders from industrial companies around the world to discuss photonics technology developments, applications, and challenges.

LASER World of PHOTONICS, MUNICH

(24th-27th JUNE 2019)

We will attend the 24th LASER World of PHOTONICS edition, the world’s leading Trade Fair with Congress for Photonics Components, Systems and Applications, which sets standards since 1973 – in size, diversity and relevance. And that with a first-rate portfolio. This is the only place that features the combination of research, technology and applications.

SWISS NANOCONVENTION, LAUSANNE

(6th JUNE 2019)

The Swiss NanoConvention brings together Swiss and international leaders from science and industry in the field of «nano», key figures in innovation and technology, entrepreneurs, investors, administrators and politicians. It is a platform for connecting people, networking, debating and exchanging ideas – or even generating new ones. Key players are able to gather the best available information on the potential, but also on the risks of one of the key emerging technologies of the 21st century, and its opportunities for innovative technologies, products and services.

EPIC WORLD INDUSTRIAL QUANTUM PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT AT ICFO

(5th-6th JUNE 2019)

The world is going through a quantum revolution. The purpose of the EPIC Industrial Quantum Photonics Technology Summit is to bring together the companies in the supply chain towards the commercialization of upcoming products resulting of the current R&D initiatives.

ECIO 2019, GHENT

(24th-26th APRIL 2019)

LIGENTEC attended the European Conference on Integrated Optics, which reached its  21st edition. Photonic integration is an exciting and rapidly developing field, with growing activity at all technology levels, from  high impact scientific research, through industrialization up to commercial products.

PARIS SPACE WEEK 2019, FRANCE 

(2nd-3rd APRIL 2019)

LIGENTEC attended the PARIS SPACE WEEK 2019 at the ESA Space Solutions Innovation Village. PSW gathered the world’s space tech ecosystem under one roof for 2 days, bringing together the brightest Space Agency, Large Group, SMEs, Start-up and Investor, the international press and thousands of engaged space participants.

PIC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019, BRUSSELS 

(26th-27th MARCH 2019)

LIGENTEC attended the PIC International 2019 as conference support. PIC International 2019 provided timely, comprehensive coverage of every important sector within the photonics integrated circuits industry.

EPIC WEBINAR

(15th MARCH 2019 AT 3:00 PM CET)

The purpose of the EPIC Webinar on Quantum technologies was to showcase examples of companies developing products based on the demands of the quantum community and open the floor for questions with the audience to enable a debate about the needs of new photonics products for the Quantum market.

OFC, SAN DIEGO

(3rd – 7th MARCH 2019)

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the largest global conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.

We were at Booth #4545

SPIE PHOTONICS WEST,

SAN FRANCISCO

(2nd – 7th FEBRUARY 2019)

LIGENTEC attended to the world’s largest photonics technologies event, consisting of three conferences and two world-class exhibitions.

We were located in Booth #4578 

4th TRAINING IN PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, SILICON VALLEY

(28th JANUARY – 1st FEBRUARY 2019)

Co-founder Michael Geiselmann will be giving a talk on the 4th Training in Photonic Integrated Circuits. The training is one-stop-shop and covers all the material systems, whether Silicon, InP-based, or dielectrics such as TriPleX (SiO₂/Si₃N₄). It is supported by a wide group of service providers to the PIC industry, such as Ligentec.

PHOTONIC INTEGRATION WEEK, VALENCIA, SPAIN

(14th – 15th JANUARY 2019)

Co-founder Michael Geiselmann was giving a talk at the Photonic Integration Week. This event brought together experts around photonic integration technologies for tele/datacom, sensing and bio-technology applications.

HELLO TOMORROW, GENEVA CAMPUS BIOTECH, SWITZERLAND

(27th NOVEMBER 2018)

Our Co-Founder and Managing Director Michael Geiselmann was attending as speaker to Hello Tomorrow in Campus Biotech Geneva,  for an exciting conference about the future of hardware for the quantum revolution.

QUANTUM INDUSTRY DAY, TECHNOPARK, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

(11th OCTOBER 2018)

Our co-founder was present in the 1st edition of the Quantum Industry Day in the Zurich Technopark gathers academic and industrial R&D to foster exchange and accelerate the development of new quantum products.

Large private and public investments are rapidly pushing quantum technologies out of labs and into real-world applications. Industrial actors are playing a key role: they provide the enabling technologies as well as the commercialisation know-how driving this development.

FORUM EPFL RECRUITMENT FAIR, SWISSTECH CONVENTION CENTER, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

(9th OCTOBER 2018)

We attended the 36th edition of Switzerland’s largest recruitment fair on the 9th of October 2018. This was a fantastic opportunity to meet EPFL students and other guests, while explaining what we do and answering the visitors questions.

ECOC 2018, ROME, ITALY

(23 – 27th SEPTEMBER 2018)

Our co-founder Michael Zervas was be present in the 44th European Conference on Optical Communication, the leading European conference in the field of optical communication and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field.

SILICON VALLEY, CA, USA

(16 – 22nd SEPTEMBER 2018)

During the selected dates, our co-founder Michael Zervas was be meeting Ligentec business partners and customers.

OSA ADVANCED PHOTONICS CONGRESS 2018, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

(2nd – 5th JULY 2018)

This conference addresses the many aspects of photonic device research and development and their use in networks. Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano-Photonics (IPR) will be one of the main presentation topics.

3rd EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON PICs FOR OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS, THESSALONIKI, GREECE

(25th – 29th JUNE 2018)

Co-founder Michael Geiselmann is giving a lecture on silicon nitride photonics at the Optical Interconnects summer school in Thessaloniki.

ECIO, VALENCIA, SPAIN

(30th MAY – 1rst JUNE 2018)

LIGENTEC will participate at the 20th European Conference on Integrated Optics which will take place in Valencia. This conference focuses on leading edge research on integrated optics, optoelectronics and nano-photonics and gathers experts from academia and industry to show their latest technical results, and showcase their products and services.

HANNOVER MESSE, GERMANY

(23th – 27th APRIL 2018)

Come and visit us at the Swiss Pavilion, Research and Technology 2018.

PIC INTERNATIONAL, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

(10^th-11^th APRIL 2018)

PIC International is the must attend industry event for photonic integrated circuits. LIGENTEC is platinum sponsor of the event and will give a presentation of its latest technology and application areas. Meet our experts to discuss your needs and find out about our newest products and services.

OFC, SAN DIEGO, USA

(13^th-15^th MARCH 2018)

OFC is the largest optical networking and communication conference in US. Meet our experts to discuss your needs and find out about our newest products and services at booth #5803.

STIL, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

(1st MARCH 2018)

STIL (Lausanne Technology and Innovation Convention) is THE event in the EPFL campus in Lausanne.

PHOTONICS WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, USA

(30^th JANUARY-1^st FEBRUARY 2018)

Photonics West is the world largest photonics technology event. Meet our experts to discuss your needs and find out about our newest products and services at booth #4061.

PIC TRAINING, SILICON VALLEY, USA

(13^th-17^th NOVEMBER 2017)

After two successful training events in 2015 and 2016 with very enthusiastic reactions, a third training is now organized in the week of Nov 13-17, 2017 at Tektronix in Santa Clara, California. The training is one-stop-shop and covers all the essential topics for producing PICs – system aspects, component tutorial, simulations & chip layout, foundry services (all material systems – Si, InP, & dielectrics), packaging, test & measurement, and business/marketing essentials. It is supported by a broad consortium of over 20 PIC companies and is hands-on, in-depth and practical. For more details and registration please follow the link: https://www.7pennies.com/news-events/pic-training-silicon-valley-2017/

ECOC, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

(17^th-20^th SEPTEMBER 2017)

ECOC is the largest optical communication forum in Europe. Meet our experts to discuss your needs and find out about our newest products and services at booth #515.

ECOC, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

(18^th SEPTEMBER 2017)

LIGENTEC is sponsoring the 8^th European Photonic Integration Forum

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SWISS DELEGATION TO DLD TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

(4^th -8^th SEPTEMBER 2017)

LIGENTEC joins a Swiss delegation with the support of AP-Swiss to go to the DLD in Tel Aviv. This is an unique opportunity for companies and start-ups to meet LIGENTEC in Israel. Please contact us.