Annex 1 to the overview document
List of PhD’s achieved in the framework of this IAP
VUB-PHOT
Heidi Ottevaere
Refractive Microlenses and Micro-optical Structures for Multi-parameter Sensing: A Touch of Micro-
Photonics
Promotors: H. Thienpont, F. Berghmans, J. Schwider - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Februari 2003
Michael Peeters
Polarisation switching in VCSELs: a modelling perspective
Promotors: I. Veretennicoff, J. Danckaert, K. Panajotov – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, April 2003
Bob Nagler
Pas de deux in Applied Physics: Polarisation Dynamics of Vcsels and Quartit Key Distribution
Promotors: I. Veretennicoff, J. Danckaert - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Mei 2003
Christof Debaes
Optical Intra-Multi-Chip-Module Interconnects
Promotors: H. Thienpont, D.A.B. Miller - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Mei 2003
Khoi Bui Viet
Opportunities for Reconfigurable Optical Interconnects in Parallel Computer Architecture
Promotor: H. Thienpont - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, September 2004
Bart Volckaerts
Deep Lithography with Ions: A journey from ion interaction phenomena to high-precision fiber
connector components
Promotors: H. Thienpont, A. Hermanne - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, September 2004
Pedro Vynck
Research and Development of a beam line and irradiation set-up for the Deep Lithography with
Protons
Promotors: H. Thienpont, A. Hermanne - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Oktober 2004
Jan Albert
Fundamental aspects and applications of polarisation switching in VCSELs
Promotors: J. Danckaert, I. Veretennicoff – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Mei 2005
Guy Van der Sande
Simple models for complex photonic structures: an analytical approach to the physics of VCSELs and
photonic crystals
Promotors: J. Danckaert, I. Veretennicoff – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Mei 2005
Andrej Tabaka
Complex dynamics induced by optical feedback in semiconductor lasers: case studies for short external
cavity and for polarization mode competition
Promotors: I. Veretennicoff, K. Panajotov – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, September 2005
Khoi Bui Viet became associate professor at the Technical University in Hanoi.
Bob Nagler is Post-doc with Wim Leemans at Berkeley (laser wake accelerators).
Jan Albert will leave the field and work for industry in September 2005.
All others have fix-term post-doctoral positions either at FWO-Flanders, at the VUB or thanks to
projects in collaboration with industry.
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ULB-ONT
Michel Nizette (Ph.D. Thesis ULB, March 2003)
Temporal Dynamics of Driven Nonlinear Optical Systems
Promotors: T. Erneux - Université Libre de Bruxelles, March 2003
Michel Nizette is now Chargé de recherches by the FNRS
ULB-OptIq
Gaetan VAN SIMAEYS
Instabilité, solitons et solhiatons : une approche expérimentale de la dynamique non linéaire en fibres
optiques
ULB (2003)
Frédérique VANHOLSBEECK
La diffusion Raman et ses interactions avec le mélange à quatre ondes dans les fibres optiques: des
fondements aux applications
ULB (2003)
Simon-Pierre GORZA
Etude expérimentale de la propagation non linéaire dans les guides optiques plans : instabilité
serpentine et soliton de Bragg
ULB (2005)
Sofyan IBLISDIR
Communication with quantum continuous variables : cloning and cryptography
(thesis director N. Cerf)
September 2003
Stefano PIRONIO
Aspects of quantum non-locality
(thesis director S. Massar)
September 2004
Jérémie ROLAND
Adiabatic quantum computation
(thesis director N. Cerf)
September 2004
Gilles VAN ASSCHE
Information-theoretic aspects of quantum key distribution
(thesis director N. Cerf)
April 2005
UGent – EOS
Joni Dambre, UGent, July 2003
Prediction of Interconnect Properties for Digital Circuit Design and Technology Exploration
Advisors: prof. J. Van Campenhout and prof. D. Stroobandt
UGent – OPTO
Ilse Christiaens
Vertically Coupled Microring Resonators Fabricated with Wafer Bonding,
(6/2005)
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Bjorn Maes
Modeling of Nonlinear Nanophotonic Components Based on Photonic Crystals
(5/2005)
Mathias Vanwolleghem,
An integrated InP-based Optical Waveguide Isolator Using Ferromagnetic CoFe Contacts
(5/2005)
Frederik Fransoo
Performance analysis of a multi-mode waveguide based optical disc readout system
(4/2005)
Dirk Taillaert
Grating Couplers as Interface between Optical Fibres and Nanophotonic Waveguides
(11/2004)
Wim Bogaerts
Nanophotonic Waveguides and Photonic Crystals in Silicon-on-Insulator
(4/2004)
Kris Naessens
Excimer laser ablation of microstructures in polymers for photonic applications
(1/2004)
Jan De Merlier
Optical signal regeneration based on integrated amplifying interferometers
(6/2003)
Mingshan Zhao
All-optical signal regeneration based on gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers
(2/2003)
Marko Galarza
Leaky-Waveguide-Based Integrated Spot-Size Converters for Alignment-Tolerant Optical Fiber
Coupling
(2/2003)
Kurt De Mesel
Spot-size converters for photonic integrated circuits
(10/2002)
Danae Delbeke
Design and fabrication of a highly efficient light-emitting diode: The Grating-Assisted Resonant-Cavity
Light-Emitting Diode
(10/2002)
Bert Luyssaert, Compact Planar Waveguide Spot Size
Converters in Silicon on Insulator
(Sept 2005)
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FPMS-ARO
POTTIEZ Olivier
Noises affecting optical pulse trains generated by actively mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber lasers : noise
measurement techniques and ways to improve noise performances
Promotor: M. BLONDEL
Co-promotor: P. MEGRET
(December 2001)
ROGISTER Fabien
Nonlinear Dynamics of Semiconductor Lasers Subject to Optical Feedback
Promotor: M. BLONDEL
Co-promotor: P. MEGRET
(December 2001)
MOEYAERT Véronique
Contribution à la problématique de la mise en œuvre de l'interactivité dans les réseaux hybrides de
télédistribution : bruits, distorsions et calcul de performances
Promotor: M. BLONDEL
(March 2002)
WUILPART Marc
Distributed measurement of polarization properties in single-mode optical fibres using a reflectometry
technique
Promotor: M. BLONDEL
Co-promotor: P. MEGRET
(September 2003)
SCIAMANNA Marc
Nonlinear dynamics and polarization properties of externally driven semiconductor lasers
Promotor: M. BLONDEL
Co-promotor: P. MEGRET
(January 2004)
Marc Sciammana got a permanent position at SUPELEC, France in 2004
Olivier Pottiez will leave on September 30, 2005 and has been engaged as a teacher-researcher in
University of Papaloapan, Mexico
Fabien Rogister will leave on September 30, 2005 and will be a post-doc at Université de Rennes,
France in “Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers” of prof. Albert Le Floch
KUL-IKS
Riet Callens (2003)
Stroboscopic detection of nuclear forward scattered synchrotron radiation
Promoters: Prof Em. Dr. R. Coussement, Prof. Dr. J. Odeurs
Inge Serdons (2005)
Applications of stroboscopic detection of nuclear forward scattered synchrotron radiation
Promoters: Prof Em. Dr. R. Coussement, Prof. Dr. J. Odeurs
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Phlam
Céline Durniak
Oscillateurs Paramétriques Optiques: Instabilités spatio-temporelles et solitons dynamiques
Promotors: M. Taki, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Décembre 2004
Axelle Amon
Dynamique temporelle des oscillateurs paramétriques optiques continues: oscillations multimodes,
oscillations en rafales et chaos
Promotors: M. Lefranc and J. Zemmouri - USTL Lille, September 2003
Jérôme Plumecoq
Caractérisation de systèmes fynamiques de petite et grande dimensions: de l’analyse topologique aux
codages symboliques, et instabilities spatio-temporelles dans un laser fortement multimode
Promotors: M. Lefranc and S. Bielawski - USTL Lille, October 2003
COBRA
Mirvais Yousefi
On the dynamics of coupled semiconductor lasers
Promotors: D. Lenstra and G. Vemuri - VU Amsterdam, January 2003