Awards and Key Publications
Awards
To view a list of awards granted to NB-photonics members since the launch of the Center in 2010 click here.
Publications
For a complete list of the publications of the Center and its researchers we refer to the websites of the participating groups. Hereafter a limited number of key publications is given for each driver. It includes publications on results achieved since the founding of the Center as well as a selection of important older publications on which the Center builds.
- Driver 1: Large area photonics through nanostructured materials
- Driver 2: Ultra-low-power high speed optical sources and switching
- Driver 3: Sensitive integrated label-free biosensors for multiplexed detection of proteins and DNA
- Driver 4: Integrated photonic systems for mid-infrared biospectroscopy
- Driver 5: (Bio)-Imaging of nanosized matter and biomolecules
- Driver 6: Electro-optical particle manipulation
- Driver 7: Active nano-photonic implants
Driver 1: Large area photonics through nanostructured materials
Tschirner, N., Lange, H., Schliwa, A., Biermann, A., Thomsen, C., Lambert, K., Gomes, R., Hens, Z., 'Interfacial Alloying in CdSe/CdS Heteronanocrystals: A Raman Spectroscopy Analysis,' CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2011) doi
Nguyen, T. H., Habinshuti, J., Justo, Y., Gomes, R., Mahieu, G., Godey, S., Nys, J. P., Carrillo, S., Hens, Z., Robbe, O., Turrell, S., Grandidier, B., 'Charge carrier identification in tunneling spectroscopy of core-shell nanocrystals,' PHYSICAL REVIEW B 2011, 84 (2011) doi
Moreels, I., Raino, G., Gomes, R., Hens, Z., Stoferle, T., Mahrt, R. F., 'Band-Edge Exciton Fine Structure of Small, Nearly Spherical Colloidal CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots,' ASC NANO 2011, 5, 8033-8039 (2011) doi
Lambert, K., Justo, Y., Kamal, J. S., Hens, Z., 'Phase Transitions in Quantum-Dot Langmuir Films,' ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE International Edition 2011, 50, 12058-12061 (2011) doi
Zanella, M., Gomes, R., Povia, M., Giannini, C., Zhang, Y., Riskin, A., Van Bael, M., Hens, Z., Manna, L., "Self-Assembled Multilayers of Vertically Aligned Semiconductor Nanorods on Device-Scale Areas," ADVANCED MATERIALS 23 (19), 2205-+ (2011) doi
Raino, G., Stoeferle, T., Moreels, I., Gomes, R., Kamal, J. S., Hens, Z., Mahrt, R. F., "Probing the Wave Function Delocalization in CdSe/CdS Dot-in-Rod Nanocrystals by Time- and Temperature-Resolved Spectroscopy," ACS NANO 2011, 5 (5), 4031-4036 (2011) PMID
Moreels, I., Justo, Y., De Geyter, B., Haustraete, K., Martins, J. C., Hens, Z., "Size-Tunable, Bright, and Stable PbS Quantum Dots: A Surface Chemistry Study," ACS NANO 2011, 5 (3), 2004-2012 (2011) PMID
Masia, F., Langbein, W., Moreels, I., Hens, Z., Borri, P., "Exciton dephasing in lead sulfide quantum dots by X-point phonons," PHYSICAL REVIEW B 83 (20) (2011) doi
Cirillo M., Strubbe F., Neyts K., Hens Z., “Thermal Charging of Colloidal Quantum Dots in Apolar Solvents: A Current Transient Analysis," ACS NANO (2011) PMID
Gomes R., Hassinen A. , Szczygiel A., Zhao Q., Vantomme A. , Martins J. C., Hens Z., “Binding of Phosphonic Acids to CdSe Quantum Dots: A Solution NMR Study,” PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 2011, 2, 145–152 (2011) doi
De Geyter B., Justo Y., Moreels I. ,Lambert K.,
Smet P. F., Van Thourhout D., Houtepen A. J., Grodzinska D.,
de Mello Donega C., Meijerink A., Vanmaekelbergh D., Hens Z., “The
Different Nature of Band Edge Absorption and Emission in Colloidal PbSe/CdSe
Core/Shell Quantum Dots," ACS NANO (2010) PMID
Lambert K., Dendooven J., Detavernier C., Hens Z., “Embedding Quantum Dot Monolayers in Al2O3 Using Atomic Layer Deposition,” CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2010) doi
Smet P.F., Moreels I., Hens Z., Poelman D., "Luminescence in Sulfides: A Rich History and a Bright Future," MATERIALS 3, 2834-2883 (2010) doi
Van den Eeckhout K., Smet P.F., Poelman D., "Persistent Luminescence in Eu2+-Doped Compounds: A Review," MATERIALS 3, 2536-2566 (2010) doi
Poelman D., Smet P.F., "Photometry in the dark: time dependent visibility of low intensity light sources," OPTICS EXPRESS 18, 26293-26299 (2010) doi
Korthout K., Smet P.F., Poelman D., "Whispering Gallery Modes in SrS:Eu octahedrons," APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 94, 051104 (2009) doi
Avci N., Musschoot J., Smet P.F., Korthout K., Avci A., Detavernier C., Poelman D., "Microencapsulation of CaS:Eu phosphor with Al2O3 by atomic layer deposition," Journal of the Electrochemical Society 156, J333-J337 (2009) doi
Mladenovski S., Neyts K., Pavicic D., Werner A., Rothe C., "Exceptionally efficient organic light emitting devices using high refractive index substrates," OPTICS EXPRESS, 17, 7562-7570 (2009) doiDriesen K., Moors D., Beeckman J., Neyts K., Gorller-Walrand C., Binnemans K., "Near-infrared luminescence emitted by an electrically switched liquid crystal cell," JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE 27, 611–615 (2007) doi
Desimpel C., Beeckman J., Neyts K., Verstuyft S., Van Thourhout D., D'havé K., Rudquist P., "Realization of a Four-Electrode Liquid Crystal Device With Full In-Plane Director Rotation," IEEE Trans. ELECTRON.DEV. 54, 1295-1300 (2007) doi
Driver 2: Ultra-low-power high speed optical sources and switching
Yebo N.A, Bogaerts W., Hens Z., Baets R., "On-Chip Arrayed Waveguide Grating Interrogated Silicon-on-Insulator Microring Resonator Based Gas Sensor," PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 23(15), p.1505-1507 (2011) doi
Kumar R., Spuesens T., Mechet P., Kumar P., Raz O., Olivier N., Fedeli J.-M., Roelkens G., Baets R., Morthier G., "Ultra-fast and Bias-free All-Optical Wavelength Conversion Using III-V on Silicon Technology," OPTICS LETTERS, 36(13), p.2450-2452 (2011) doi
Kuyken B., Clemmen S., Selvaraja S., Bogaerts W., Van Thourhout D., Emplit Ph., Massar S., Roelkens G., Baets R., "On-chip parametric amplification with 26.5dB gain at telecommunication wavelengths using CMOS-compatible hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides," accepted for publication in OPTICS LETTERS (2011) doi
Kumar R., Liu L., Roelkens G., Geluk E.-J., de Vries T., Karouta F., Regreny P., Van Thourhout D., Baets R., Morthier G., "10Ghz All-Optical Gate Based on a III-V/SOI Microdisk," PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 22(13), 981-983 (2010) doi
Van Acoleyen K., Rogier H., Baets R., "Two-dimensional Phased Array Antenna on Silicon-On-Insulator," OPTICS EXPRESS, 18(13), 13655-13660 (2010) doi
Halioua Y., Bazin A., Monnier P., Karle T., Sagnes I., Roelkens G., Van Thourhout D., Raineri F., Raj R., "III-V photonic crystal wire laser on silicon wafer," JOSA B, 27(10), 2146 (2010) doi
Liu L., Kumar R., Huybrechts K., Spuesens T., Roelkens G., Geluk E.-J., de Vries T., Regreny P., Van Thourhout D., Baets R., Morthier G., "An ultra-small, low-power, all-optical flip-flop memory on silocon chip," NATURE PHOTONICS, 4(3), 182-187 (2010) doi
Kok A.A.M., van der Tol J.J.G.M., Baets R., Smit M.K., "Reduction of propagation loss in pillar-based photonic crystal waveguides," JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, 27(17), p.3904-3911 (2009) doi
Koos C., Vorreau P., Vallaitis T., Dumon P., Bogaerts W., Baets R., Esembeson B., Biaggio I., Michinobu T., Diederich F., Freude W., Leuthold J., "All-optical high-speed signal processing with silicon hybrid slot waveguides," NATURE PHOTONICS, 3(4), 216-219 (2009) doi
De Cort W., Beeckman J., James R., Fernandez F., Baets R., Neyts K., "Tuning of silicon-on-insulator ring resonators with liquid crystal cladding using the longitudinal field component," OPT. LETT. 34, 2054-2056 (2009) PMID
Beeckman J., James R., Fernandez F., De Cort W., Vanbrabant P., Neyts K., "Calculation of Fully Anisotropic Liquid Crystal Waveguide Modes," J. LIGHTW. TECHNOL. 27, 3812-3819 (2009) doi
Vandoorne K.T., Dierckx W., Schrauwen B., Verstraeten D., Baets R., Bienstman P., Van Campenhout J., "Toward optical signal processing using Photonic Reservoir Computing," OPTICS EXPRESS 16 (15), 11182-11192 (2008) PMID
Liu L., Van Campenhout J., Roelkens G., Van Thourhout D., Rojo Romeo P., Regreny P., Seassal C., Fédéli J.-M., Baets R., "Ultralow-power all-optical wavelength conversion in a silicon-on-insulator waveguide based on a heterogeneously integrated III-V microdisk laser," APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 93(6), 061107 (2008) doi
Roelkens G., Vermeulen D., Van Thourhout D., Baets R., Brision S., Lyan P., Gautier P., Fedeli J.-M., "High effiency diffractive grating couplers for interfacing a single mode optical fiber with a nanophotonic silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit," APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 92(13), 131101 (2008) doi
Driver 3: Sensitive integrated label-free biosensors for multiplexed detection of proteins and DNA
Claes T., Bogaerts W., Bienstman P., "Vernier-cascade label-free biosensor with integrated arrayed waveguide grating for wavelength interrogation with low-cost broadband source" OPTIC LETTERS 36 (17) p. 3320-3322 (2011)
Verbist M., Bogaerts W., Schrauwen J., Baets R., "Silicon-on-Insulator-Based Retroreflective Optical Marker Chips for Simultaneous Identification and Localization," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 15(5), p.1427-1431 (2009) doi
Liang Di, Roelkens G., Baets R., Bowers John E., "Hybrid integrated platforms for silicon photonics," MATERIALS, 3(3), p.1782-1802 (2010) doi
Alloatti L., Korn D., Palmer R., Hillerkuss D., Li J., Barklund A., Dinu R., Wieland J., Fournier R., Fedeli J.-M., Yu H., Bogaerts W., Dumon P., Baets R., Koos C., Freude W., Leuthold J., "42.7 Gbit/s electro-optic modulator in silicon technology," OPTICS EXPRESS, 19(12), p.11841-11851 (2011) doi
Claes T., Bogaerts W., Bienstman P., "Experimental characterization of a silicon photonic biosensor consisting of two cascaded ring resonators based on the Vernier-effect and introduction of a curve fitting method for an improved detection limit," OPTICS EXPRESS,18(22), 22747--22761 (2010) doi
De Vos K., Girones Molera J., Claes T., De Koninck Y., Popelka S., Schacht E., Baets R., Bienstman P., "Multiplexed antibody detection with an array of silicon-on-insulator microring resonators," IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL, 1(4), 225-235 (2009) doi
Driver 4: Integrated photonic systems for mid-infrared biospectroscopy
Li Y., Meersman S., Baets R., "Realization of fiber based laser Doppler vibrometer with serrodyne frequency shifting," APPLIED OPTICS, 50(17), p.2809 (2011) doi
Roels J., Maes B., Bogaerts W., Baets R., Van Thourhout D., "Parametric instability of an integrated micromechanical oscillator by means of active optomechanical feedback," OPTICS EXPRESS, 19(14), p.13081-13088 (2011) doi
Van Acoleyen K., O'Brien D. C., Payne F., Bogaerts W., Baets R., "Optical Retroreflective Marker Fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator," IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL, 3(5), p.789-798 (2011) doi
De Cort W.A.D., Beeckman J., Claes T., Neyts K., Baets R., "Wide Tuning of Silicon-On-Insulator Ring Resonators with a Liquid Crystal Cladding," OPTICS LETTERS, 36(19), p.3876-3878 (2011) doi
Kuyken B., Liu X., Osgood R. M. Jr., Baets R., Roelkens G., Green W. M.J., "Mid-infrared to telecom-band supercontinuum generation in highly
nonlinear silicon-oninsulator wire waveguides," OPTICS EXPRESS, p.20172-20181 (2011) doi
Kuyken B., Liu X.,
Roelkens G., Baets R., Osgood R. M. Jr., Green W. M.J., "50 dB Parametric
Gain in Silicon Photonic Wires," OPTICS
LETTERS, 36(22), p.4401-4403 (2011) doi
Hattasan N., Gassenq A., Cerutti L., Rodriguez J. B., Tournié E., Roelkens G., "Heterogeneous integration of GaInAsSb p-i-n photodiodes on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit," submitted for publication in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, (2011) doi
Yebo N.A., Lommens P., Hens Z., Baets R., "An integrated optic ethanol vapor sensor on a silicon-on-insulator microring resonator coated with a porous ZnO film," OPTICS EXPRESS, 18(11), 11859-11866 (2010) doi
Yebo N.A., Taillaert D., Roels J., Lahem D., Debliquy M., Van Thourhout D., Baets R., "Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Ring Resonator-Based Integrated Optical Hydrogen Sensor," IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY, 21(14), 960-962 (2009) doi
Driver 5: (Bio)-Imaging of nanosized matter and biomolecules
Dieriks B., De Vos W., Ghardi M., Moreels M., Baatout S., Van Oostveldt P., "Multiplexed Profiling Of Secreted Protein Levels For Detection Of Potential Space Biomarkers," MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS 4, 17-23 (2011) PMID
Schouppe D., Ghesquière B., Menschaert G., De Vos W., Bourque S., Trooskens G., Proost P., Gevaert K., Van Damme E., "Interaction Of The Tobacco Lectin With Histone Proteins," PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 155(3), 1091-1102 (2011) PMID
Staljanssens D., De Vos W., Willems P., Van Camp J., Smagghe G, "Time-Resolved Quantitative Analysis Of Cck1-Receptor Induced Intracellular Calcium Increase," PEPTIDES. Epub Ahead Of Print. (2011) PMID
De Vylder J., De Vos W.,Manders E., Philips W., "2D Mapping Of Strongly Deformable Cell Nuclei Based On Contour Matching," CYTOMETRY PART A, 79(7), 580-588 (2011) PMID
De Vos W., Houben F., Kamps M., Cox, Van Oostveldt P., Verstraeten V., van Steensel M., Marcelis C., van den Wijngaard A., Ramaekers F., Broers J., "Repetitive Disruptions Of The Nuclear Envelope Invoke Temporary Loss Of Cellular Compartmentalization In Laminopathies," HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS, 20(21), 4175-4186 (2011) doi
Naeye B., Deschout H., Röding M., Rudemo M., Delanghe J., Devreese K., Demeester J., Braeckmans K., De Smedt S.C., Raemdonck K., "Hemocompatibility of siRNA loaded dextran nanogels," BIOMATERIALS 32, 9120-9127 (2011) PMID
Deschout H., Neyts K., Braeckmans K., "The influence of movement on the localization precision of sub-resolution particles in fluorescence microscopy," JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 5, 97-109 (2011) doi
Vercauteren D., Deschout H., Remaut K., Engbersen J.F.J., Jones A.T., Demeester J., De Smedt S.C., Braeckmans K., "Dynamic Colocalization Microscopy to Characterize Intracellular Trafficking of Nanomedicines," ACS NANO 5, 7874-7884 (2011) PMDI
Soenen S., Rivera-Gil P., Montenegro J.M., Parak W., De Smedt S.C., Braeckmans K., "Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation," NANO TODAY 6, 446-465 (2011) doi
Röding M., Deschout H., Braeckmans K., Rudemo M., "Measuring absolute number concentrations of nanoparticles using single particle tracking," PHYS. REV. E 84, 031920 (2011) doi
Smisdom N., Braeckmans K., Deschout H., vande Ven M., Rigo J.-M., De Smedt S.C., Ameloot M. "FRAP on the Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope: a Generalized Model without Restriction on the Size of the Photobleached Disk," JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 16, 046021 (2011) PMID
Filipe V., Poole R., Kutscher M., Forier K., Braeckmans K., Jiskoot W. "Fluorescence single particle tracking for the characterization of submicron protein aggregates in biological fluids and complex formulations," PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH 28, 1112-1120 (2011) PMID
Vercauteren D., Piest M., van der Aa L.J., Al Soraj M., Jones A.T., Engbersen J.F.J., De Smedt S.C., Braeckmans K. "Flotillin-dependent endocytosis and a phagocytosis-like mechanism for cellular internalization of disulfide-based poly(amido amine)/DNA polyplexes," BIOMATERIALS 32, 3072-3084 (2011) PMID
Deschout H., Hagman J., Fransson S., Jonasson J., Rudemo M., Lorén N., Braeckmans K. "Straightforward FRAP for quantitative diffusion measurements with a laser scanning microscope," OPTICS EXPRESS 18, 22886 - 22905 (2010) doi
Braeckmans K., Buyens K., Bouquet W., Vervaet C., Joye P., De Vos F., Plawinski L., Doeuvre L., Angles-Cano E., Sanders N.N., Demeester J., De Smedt S.C. "Sizing nanomatter in biological fluids by fluorescence Single Particle Tracking," NANO LETTERS 10, 4435-4442 (2010) doi
Braeckmans K., Buyens K., Naeye B., Vercauteren D., Deschout H., Raemdonck K., Remaut K., Sanders N.N., Demeester J., De Smedt S.C. "Advanced fluorescence microscopy methods illuminate the transfection pathway of nucleic acid nanoparticles," JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE 148, 69-74 (2010) doi
Braeckmans K., De Smedt S.C. "Colour-coded microcarriers – Made to move," NATURE MATERIALS 9, 697-698 (2010) doi
Driver 6: Electro-optical particle manipulation
Beunis F., Strubbe F., Neyts K., Petrov D., “Beyond Millikan: The Dynamics of Charging Events on Individual Colloidal Particles”, Physical Review Letters 108, 016101 (2012) doi
Beunis F., Strubbe F., Verboven B., Neyts K., Petrov D., “Fast and precise measurements of particle charge with optical trapping electrophoresis,” PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, Vol. 7613, 76130B (2010) INIST
Neyts K., Beunis F., Strubbe F., Marescaux M., Verboven B.,
Karvar M., Verschueren A., “Charge transport and current in
nonpolar liquids,” JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONDENSED MATTER, Vol. 22 (49), 494108 (2010) doi
Strubbe F., Beunis F., Neyts K., “Detection of elementary
charges on colloidal particles,” PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 100
(21), 218301 (2008) doi
Driver 7: Active nano-photonic implants
Van Vlierberghe S., Schacht E., Dubruel P., "Reversible gelatin-based hydrogels: Finetuning of material properties," EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL 47 1039–1047 (2011) doi
Julien S., Peters T., Ziemssen F., Arango-Gonzalez B., Beck S., Thielecke H., Büth H., Van Vlierberghe S., Sirova M., Rossmann P., Rihova B., Schacht E., Dubruel P., Zrenner E., Schraermeyer U., "Implantation of ultrathin, biofunctionalized polyimide membranes into the subretinal space of rats," BIOMATERIALS 32 3890-3898 (2011) PMID
De Cock L.J., Lenoir J., De Koker S., Vermeersch V., Skirtach A. G., Dubruel P., Adriaens E., Vervaet C., Remon J.P., De Geest B.G., "Mucosal irritation potential of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules," BIOMATERIALS 32 1967-1977 (2011) PMID
Van Vlierberghe S., Fritzinger B., Martins J.S., Dubruel P., "Hydrogel Network Formation Revised: High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as a Powerful Tool for Measuring Absolute Hydrogel Cross-Linkl Efficiencies," APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, Vol 64, Nr. 10,1176-1180 (2010) PMID
