Meet Our Team Members
Our Experts in Photonics and Technology
In Molokai-project we are to pushing the boundaries of optical frequency comb technology.
The Photonics Research Group at Ghent University is affiliated with IMEC and operates within the Department of Information Technology at Ghent University. The group’s research is centered on integrated photonics, spanning design, technology development, system implementation, and application-oriented studies. It is equipped with state-of-the-art clean rooms and measurement labs, and the group regularly utilizes industrial technology platforms for photonic integration and particularly integrated optics towards chip-scale frequency combs. By continuing to leverage unique technologies in heterogeneous integration, UGENT aims to enable the long-missing functionality of optical gain on a chip. This progress will unlock the full integration of combs, not only in the IR but also in the near-infrared range (800-1100 nm), which is crucial for sensing and other applications. UGENT collaborates closely with different partners to apply frequency combs to dual-comb interferometry and the supercontinuum, the frequency-comb techniques to 3D imaging, and Raman spectroscopy.
MBI
The Division of Precision Physics at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI), led by Prof. Nathalie Picqué, focuses on studying the interaction between light and matter. Their research spans various areas of spectroscopy and nonlinear optics.
More in details, the group of Prof. Nathalie Picqué is a pioneer in the applications of frequency combs to dual-comb interferometry and has been instrumental in extending frequency-comb techniques to 3D imaging and Raman spectroscopy. For over 15 years, she has been at the forefront of developing dual-comb techniques, producing multiple demonstrator results in dual-comb spectroscopy. Notably, the group of Prof. Nathalie Picqué has demonstrated coherent Raman dual-comb spectro-imaging, which allows for rapid measurements of broad Raman spectra in mapping mode. This technique provides access to fundamental vibrational transitions with enhanced spatial resolution.
Additionally, Prof. Nathalie Picqué has invented dual-comb hyperspectral holography, enabling lensless imaging of large objects’ three-dimensional shapes with nanometer precision. While these techniques have been implemented using table-top frequency-comb systems, future advancements will stand to benefit significantly from the large line spacing combs found in chip-scale comb sources that will be developed within the framework of the MOLOKAI project.
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