Scientific Program
Day I - September 8, 2026
09:30
Welcome - Coffee
09:55
Opening session
10:00
Nicolas VOLET, Aarhus University (Denmark)
Engineering Coherent Light through Integrated Nonlinear Photonics
10:30
Kasper VAN GASSE, Ghent University (Belgium)
Heterogeneous solid-state photonics for ultrafast and metrology lasers
11:00
Johann RIEMENSBERGER, NTNU (Norway)
Photonic integrated optical parametric amplifiers
11:30
Alessia PASQUAZI, Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
Millimeter-wave comb generated by an optical microcomb
12:00
Erwan LUCAS, Université Bourgogne Europe / CNRS (France)
Harnessing Kerr Microcombs in Coupled and Hybrid Systems: From Linear to Nonlinear Interactions
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Marko LONČAR, Harvard University (US)
Integrated Thin Film Lithium Niobate Frequency Combs
14:30
François LEO, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Soliton generation in degenerate optical parametric oscillators
15:00
Alex GAETA, Columbia University (US)
Understanding and Overcoming Thermal Instabilities in Integrated Photonics
15:30
Victor TORRES-COMPANY, Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Grid control in microcombs
16:00
Posters session - Apetizers
18:00
Brewery visit
19:00
Restaurant - Walking dinner
Day II - September 9, 2026
09:00
Minhao PU, Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)
Engineering multimode microcavities for efficient microcomb generation
09:30
Derryck REID, Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom)
Line-by-line control of 10,000 modes in a 20 GHz laser frequency comb
10:00
Kartik SRINIVASAN, NIST / University of Maryland (US)
New approaches for self-referenced microcombs to coherently bridge the microwave and optical domains
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Nathalie PICQUÉ, Max Born Institute / Humboldt University Berlin (Germany) Optical Frequency Combs: Breaking the Resolution–Bandwidth Trade-off
11:30
Daniel HERMAN, Sandia National Laboratories (US)
Using quantum light for enhanced precision in dual frequency comb metrology
12:00
Takuro IDEGUCHI, The University of Tokyo (Japan)
Time-stretch vibrational spectroscopy
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Alexander DIKOPOLTSEV, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
A Fluids-of-Light Perspective on Frequency Combs
14:30
Alireza MARANDI, California Institute of Technology (US)
Quadratic Solitons in Nanophotonic Circuits: A New Generation of Integrated Frequency Combs
15:00
Delphine MARRIS-MORINI, Université Paris-Saclay (France)
Silicon Germanium photonics for mid-IR frequency combs
15:30
Akira OZAWA, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Germany)
Extreme Ultraviolet Optical Frequency Combs and Applications
16:00
Closing session
16:05
Coffee Break - Last discussions
Day III - September 10, 2026 - For those interested
11:00
imec's cleanroom visit