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Dries Van Thourhout

Dries Van Thourhout

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Belgium
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
88
Citations
30407
World Ranking
325
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2021 - OSA Fellows Dries Van Thourhout Ghent University - IMEC, Belgium For outstanding and sustained contributions to research on silicon photonics, particularly the integration of novel active materials through wafer bonding or epitaxy

Overview

Dries Van Thourhout is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes in engineering and physics, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering and atomic and molecular physics, as well as optics. Their research encompasses several subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and artificial intelligence, contributing to a multidisciplinary approach within their work.

The primary research themes of Dries Van Thourhout revolve around photonic and optical devices, photonic crystals and applications, advanced fiber laser technologies, and semiconductor quantum structures and devices. Their work also covers topics related to quantum dots synthesis and properties, optical network technologies, and the synthesis and applications of nanowires.

Dries Van Thourhout's publication record features contributions to high-profile venues such as ACS Photonics, arXiv (Cornell University), Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Journal of Lightwave Technology, and Optics Express, reflecting a consistent presence in leading journals and conferences in the field.

Recent papers by Dries Van Thourhout highlight ongoing research advancements in integrated photonics and materials for optical applications. Notable publications include:

  • Taking silicon photonics modulators to a higher performance level: state-of-the-art and a review of new technologies, 2021, Advanced Photonics
  • Strain-engineered high-responsivity MoTe2 photodetector for silicon photonic integrated circuits, 2020, Nature Photonics
  • Chip-integrated van der Waals PN heterojunction photodetector with low dark current and high responsivity, 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • High-responsivity graphene photodetectors integrated on silicon microring resonators, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Micro-Transfer Printing for Heterogeneous Si Photonic Integrated Circuits, 2022, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activity, working frequently with coauthors such as:

  • Joris Van Campenhout (31 collaborations)
  • Marianna Pantouvaki (23 collaborations)
  • Pieter Geiregat (21 collaborations)
  • Ivo Tanghe (14 collaborations)
  • Zeger Hens (14 collaborations)

In recognition of contributions to the field, Dries Van Thourhout was named an OSA Fellow in 2021, specifically cited for their work on silicon photonics including the integration of novel active materials through wafer bonding or epitaxy.

Best Publications

  • Silicon microring resonators

    W. Bogaerts;P. De Heyn;T. Van Vaerenbergh;K. De Vos

  • Nanophotonic waveguides in silicon-on-insulator fabricated with CMOS technology

    W. Bogaerts;R. Baets;P. Dumon;V. Wiaux

  • Grating Couplers for Coupling between Optical Fibers and Nanophotonic Waveguides

    Dirk Taillaert;Frederik Van Laere;Melanie Ayre;Wim Bogaerts

  • High-speed plasmonic phase modulators

    A. Melikyan;L. Alloatti;A. Muslija;D. Hillerkuss

  • Electrically pumped InP-based microdisk lasers integrated with a nanophotonic silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit.

    J. Van Campenhout;P. Rojo Romeo;P. Regreny;C. Seassal

  • Low-loss SOI photonic wires and ring resonators fabricated with deep UV lithography

    P. Dumon;W. Bogaerts;V. Wiaux;J. Wouters

  • Silicon-on-Insulator Spectral Filters Fabricated With CMOS Technology

    W. Bogaerts;S.K. Selvaraja;P. Dumon;J. Brouckaert

  • High-efficiency fiber-to-chip grating couplers realized using an advanced CMOS-compatible Silicon-On-Insulator platform

    D. Vermeulen;S. Selvaraja;P. Verheyen;G. Lepage

  • Compact and Highly Efficient Grating Couplers Between Optical Fiber and Nanophotonic Waveguides

    F. Van Laere;G. Roelkens;M. Ayre;J. Schrauwen

  • An ultra-small, low power all-optical flip-flop memory on a silicon chip

    Liu Liu;Liu Liu;Rajesh Kumar;Koen Huybrechts;Thijs Spuesens

  • Optomechanical device actuation through the optical gradient force

    Dries Van Thourhout;Joris Roels

  • Compact Wavelength-Selective Functions in Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Wires

    W. Bogaerts;P. Dumon;D. Van Thourhout;D. Taillaert

  • Interaction between light and highly confined hypersound in a silicon photonic nanowire

    Raphaël Van Laer;Bart Kuyken;Dries Van Thourhout;Roel Baets

  • Low-loss, low-cross-talk crossings for silicon-on-insulator nanophotonic waveguides.

    Wim Bogaerts;Pieter Dumon;Dries Van Thourhout;Roel Baets

  • Room-temperature InP distributed feedback laser array directly grown on silicon

    Zhechao Wang;Bin Tian;Marianna Pantouvaki;Weiming Guo

  • Compact Focusing Grating Couplers for Silicon-on-Insulator Integrated Circuits

    F. Van Laere;T. Claes;J. Schrauwen;S. Scheerlinck

  • High efficiency Silicon-on-Insulator grating coupler based on a poly-Silicon overlay

    Günther Roelkens;Dries Van Thourhout;Roel Baets

  • Basic structures for photonic integrated circuits in silicon-on-insulator

    W Bogaerts;D Taillaert;B Luyssaert;P Dumon

  • Subnanometer Linewidth Uniformity in Silicon Nanophotonic Waveguide Devices Using CMOS Fabrication Technology

    S.K. Selvaraja;W. Bogaerts;P. Dumon;D. Van Thourhout

  • Expanding the Silicon Photonics Portfolio With Silicon Nitride Photonic Integrated Circuits

    Abdul Rahim;Eva Ryckeboer;Ananth Z. Subramanian;Stephane Clemmen

  • An ultra-small, low-power all-optical flip-flop memory on a silicon chip

    Rajesh Kumar;Koen Huybrechts;Liu Liu;Thijs Spuessens

  • Nanophotonic waveguides in silicon-on-insulator fabricated with CMOS technology

    Wim Bogaerts;Pieter Dumon;Wiaux;J Wouters

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel Baets
Roel Baets Ghent University
Gunther Roelkens
Gunther Roelkens Ghent University
Zeger Hens
Zeger Hens Ghent University
Wim Bogaerts
Wim Bogaerts Ghent University
Pieter Dumon
Pieter Dumon Luceda Photonics
Geert Morthier
Geert Morthier Ghent University
Arjan J. Houtepen
Arjan J. Houtepen Delft University of Technology

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