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Peter Bienstman

Peter Bienstman

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
62
Citations
20462
World Ranking
1413
National Ranking
33

Overview

Peter Bienstman is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Additional areas of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics explored in their work include Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Photonic and Optical Devices, Neural Networks and Applications, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Peter Bienstman's recent publications reflect their focus on photonic and neuromorphic computing technologies. Notable recent papers include:

  • Emerging opportunities and challenges for the future of reservoir computing, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Photonic neuromorphic information processing and reservoir computing, 2020, APL Photonics
  • Partial coherence enhances parallelized photonic computing, 2024, Nature
  • Experimental realization of integrated photonic reservoir computing for nonlinear fiber distortion compensation, 2021, Optics Express
  • High-speed photonic neuromorphic computing using recurrent optical spectrum slicing neural networks, 2022, Communications Engineering

Their frequent coauthors feature researchers active in related fields, including Alessio Lugnan, Joni Dambre, Guy Van der Sande, Stijn Sackesyn, and Emmanuel Gooskens.

Common venues for their work include Optics Express, arXiv (Cornell University), Scientific Reports, Journal of Lightwave Technology, and Nature Communications, indicating a broad dissemination of research across optics, photonics, and interdisciplinary engineering journals.

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

  • Silicon-on-Insulator microring resonator for sensitive and label-free biosensing

    Katrien De Vos;Irene Bartolozzi;Etienne Schacht;Peter Bienstman

  • Experimental demonstration of reservoir computing on a silicon photonics chip

    Kristof Vandoorne;Pauline Mechet;Thomas Van Vaerenbergh;Martin Fiers

  • Grating Couplers for Coupling between Optical Fibers and Nanophotonic Waveguides

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

  • An out-of-plane grating coupler for efficient butt-coupling between compact planar waveguides and single-mode fibers

    D. Taillaert;W. Bogaerts;P. Bienstman;T.F. Krauss

  • Compact efficient broadband grating coupler for silicon-on-insulator waveguides.

    Dirk Taillaert;Peter Bienstman;Roel Baets

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

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

  • Label-Free Biosensing With a Slot-Waveguide-Based Ring Resonator in Silicon on Insulator

    T. Claes;J.G. Molera;K. De Vos;E. Schacht

  • Optical modelling of photonic crystals and VCSELs using eigenmode expansion and perfectly matched layers

    Peter Bienstman;Roel Baets

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

    W Bogaerts;D Taillaert;B Luyssaert;P Dumon

  • Adiabatic theorem and continuous coupled-mode theory for efficient taper transitions in photonic crystals.

    Steven G. Johnson;Peter Bienstman;M. A. Skorobogatiy;Mihai Ibanescu

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

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

  • Toward optical signal processing using photonic reservoir computing.

    Kristof Vandoorne;Wouter Dierckx;Benjamin Schrauwen;David Verstraeten

  • Plasmonic absorption enhancement in organic solar cells with thin active layers

    Honghui Shen;Peter Bienstman;Bjorn Maes

  • 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

    Tom Claes;Wim Bogaerts;Peter Bienstman

  • Silicon and silicon nitride photonic circuits for spectroscopic sensing on-a-chip [Invited]

    Ananth Z. Subramanian;Eva M.P. Ryckeboer;Ashim Dhakal;Frédéric Peyskens

  • High-performance photonic reservoir computer based on a coherently driven passive cavity

    Quentin Vinckier;François Duport;Anteo Smerieri;Kristof Vandoorne

  • Parallel Reservoir Computing Using Optical Amplifiers

    K. Vandoorne;J. Dambre;D. Verstraeten;B. Schrauwen

  • Fabrication of photonic crystals in silicon-on-insulator using 248-nm deep UV lithography

    W. Bogaerts;V. Wiaux;D. Taillaert;S. Beckx

  • An out-of-plane grating coupler for efficient butt-coupling between compact planar waveguides and single-mode fibers.

    Dirk Taillaert;Wim Bogaerts;Peter Bienstman;T Krauss

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel Baets
Roel Baets Ghent University
Wim Bogaerts
Wim Bogaerts Ghent University
Pieter Dumon
Pieter Dumon Luceda Photonics
Geert Morthier
Geert Morthier Ghent University
Dries Van Thourhout
Dries Van Thourhout Ghent University
Gunther Roelkens
Gunther Roelkens Ghent University
Etienne Schacht
Etienne Schacht Ghent University
Peter Dubruel
Peter Dubruel Ghent University

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