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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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108
Citations
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World Ranking
116
National Ranking
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Roel Baets publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roel Baets sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 1,513 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Roel Baets D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roel Baets sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Roel G. F. Baets Ghent University – IMEC, Belgium “for major contributions to silicon photonics and service to the photonics community” (Engineering, Application and Development)
  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to silicon photonics and to photonic integration

Overview

Roel Baets is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes primarily in fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their work notably intersects Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as aspects of Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Their research contributions focus extensively on Photonic and Optical Devices and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices. Other main topics include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Optical Network Technologies, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control.

Roel Baets has multiple publications across various respected venues. Frequent publication venues include Advanced Photonics, Sensors, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Diagnostics, and the 2022 IEEE 72nd Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC).

  • Taking silicon photonics modulators to a higher performance level: state-of-the-art and a review of new technologies, 2021, Advanced Photonics
  • Miniaturization of Laser Doppler Vibrometers-A Review, 2022, Sensors
  • Vertically coupled InP/InGaAsP microring lasers using a single epitaxial growth and single-side lithography, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Pilot Testing of the "Turbidimeter", a Simple, Universal Reader Intended to Complement and Enhance Bacterial Growth Detection in Manual Blood Culture Systems in Low-Resource Settings, 2022, Diagnostics
  • Author Index, 2022, 2022 IEEE 72nd Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their domain. Key co-authors include Dries Van Thourhout, Chen Chen, Abdul Rahim, Artur Hermans, and Benjamin Wohlfeil.

Among their recognitions, Roel Baets was named an IEEE Fellow in 2007 for contributions to silicon photonics and photonic integration. They were also elected an OSA Fellow in 2017, with a citation noting their contributions to silicon photonics and service to the photonics community.

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

  • All-optical high-speed signal processing with silicon–organic hybrid slot waveguides

    C. Koos;C. Koos;P. Vorreau;T. Vallaitis;P. Dumon

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

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

  • What is — and what is not — an optical isolator

    Dirk Jalas;Alexander Petrov;Manfred Eich;Wolfgang Freude

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • A compact two-dimensional grating coupler used as a polarization splitter

    D. Taillaert;Harold Chong;P.I. Borel;L.H. Frandsen

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Off-chip beam steering with a one-dimensional optical phased array on silicon-on-insulator

    Karel Van Acoleyen;Wim Bogaerts;Jana Jágerská;Nicolas Le Thomas

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

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

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

    Peter Bienstman;Roel Baets

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

Gunther Roelkens
Gunther Roelkens Ghent University
Wim Bogaerts
Wim Bogaerts Ghent University
Dries Van Thourhout
Dries Van Thourhout Ghent University
Geert Morthier
Geert Morthier Ghent University
Pieter Dumon
Pieter Dumon Luceda Photonics
Peter Bienstman
Peter Bienstman Ghent University
Ingrid Moerman
Ingrid Moerman Ghent University
Bart Dhoedt
Bart Dhoedt Ghent University
Wolfgang Freude
Wolfgang Freude Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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