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Wim Bogaerts

Wim Bogaerts

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
75
Citations
27708
World Ranking
667
National Ranking
16

Wim Bogaerts 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 Wim Bogaerts sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 568 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wim Bogaerts 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 Wim Bogaerts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to design methodologies for silicon photonics components and circuits

Overview

Wim Bogaerts is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing on research in engineering with a specialization in electrical and electronic engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research interests encompass a range of topics within photonics and optics. Key subjects include photonic and optical devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, optical network technologies, advanced photonic communication systems, mechanical and optical resonators, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, and advanced fiber laser technologies.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Niels Quack, Alain Yuji Takabayashi, Umar Khan, Pierre Edinger, and Kristinn B. Gylfason.

Wim Bogaerts publishes regularly in several venues, with notable frequent publication outlets being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Photonics Research
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wim Bogaerts include:

  • "Programmable photonic circuits" (2020) published in Nature
  • "Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics" (2024) published in Nature Communications
  • "Integrated silicon photonic MEMS" (2023) published in Microsystems & Nanoengineering
  • "Silicon photonic microelectromechanical phase shifters for scalable programmable photonics" (2021) published in Optics Letters
  • "Present and future of micro-transfer printing for heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits" (2024) published in APL Photonics

Bogaerts's contributions to the field have been recognized by the IEEE Fellow award in 2021, which cited their work in the development of design methodologies for silicon photonics components and circuits.

Best Publications

  • Silicon microring resonators

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

  • Programmable photonic circuits.

    Wim Bogaerts;Daniel Pérez;José Capmany;David A. B. Miller

  • 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

  • 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

  • Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

    H. Gersen;T.J. Karle;R.J.P. Engelen;W. Bogaerts

  • Silicon Photonics Circuit Design: Methods, Tools and Challenges

    Wim Bogaerts;Lukas Chrostowski

  • 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

  • Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics

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  • 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 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

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

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

  • Continuous wave photon pair generation in silicon-on-insulator waveguides and ring resonators

    S Clemmen;K Phan Huy;Wim Bogaerts;Roel Baets

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

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

  • 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

  • Athermal Silicon-on-insulator ring resonators by overlaying a polymer cladding on narrowed waveguides

    Jie Teng;Pieter Dumon;Wim Bogaerts;Hongbo Zhang

  • 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

Roel Baets
Roel Baets Ghent University
Pieter Dumon
Pieter Dumon Luceda Photonics
Dries Van Thourhout
Dries Van Thourhout Ghent University
Gunther Roelkens
Gunther Roelkens Ghent University
Peter Bienstman
Peter Bienstman Ghent University
Juerg Leuthold
Juerg Leuthold ETH Zurich
Hui Yu
Hui Yu Zhejiang University
Christian Koos
Christian Koos Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wolfgang Freude
Wolfgang Freude Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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