The two days (04-05 Nov.) with a full conference program and many opportunities to connect with PIC enthusiasts from all over the world went by really fast.
At the iconic Evoluon building in Eindhoven, photonixFAB was represented not just with a booth, but there were numerous contributions to the conference program from photonixFAB partner companies. Here is an overview:
- Jérôme Bourderionnet, Optical Scientist, Thales Research & Technology
held a keynote speech on "PICs: a change of paradigm for functions and systems in Thales"
- Pieter Dumon, CEO & co-founder, Luceda Photonics and Joost van Kerkhof, COO and Co-Founder, PHIX
discussed about "PICs through-out multiple application area's (Flexibility vs Cost)" as part of the Fireside chat.
- Thomas Hessler, CEO, Ligentec and Michiel Boermans, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, SMART Photonics
joined the Panel discussion on "The sweetspot for photonic IC manufacturing standardization" as panelist
- Milan Milosevic, Director of Research & Innovation, PHIX, talked about "Novel materials reshaping integrated photonics: implications for packaging and co‑packaging"
- Yannick de Koninck, Senior Engineer, NVIDIA
held a keynote speech on "Integrated optics in the age of artificial intelligence"