On June 4, 2025, Dengyang Fang from Prof. Christian Koos' group successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title "Ultra-Broadband Photonic-Electronic Signal Processing Using Spectral Multiplexing in the Optical Domain" with the best possible grade.
Congratulations, Dengyang, and all the best for any future career plans!
The paper, "Silicon-Organic Hybrid (SOH) Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) for Single-Carrier IMDD Line Rates of 500 Gbit/s and Beyond", written by Adrian Schwarzenberger, PhD candidate at IPQ, received the Corning Outstanding Paper Award at the 50th Optical Fiber Communication Conference.
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On 22 January 2025, a new test link was inaugurated, connecting the IPQ laboratories of the KIT South Campus with the KIT North Campus via a 20-km-long fibre-optic cable operated by our partner Telemaxx.
The IPQ has been awarded a highly competitive and sought after ERC Synergy Grant. We thank the European Research Council (ERC) for their trust in us and greatly appreciate the cooperation.
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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Randel received a special commendation for his work as a volunteer as co-chair for the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2024).
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The paper, “3D-printed facet-attached microlenses for advanced photonic system assembly”, written by Yilin Xu, former PhD candidate at IPQ, has been honored as an outstanding paper by the publishing journal Light: Advanced Manufacturing.
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The paper, “O-Band SOH Mach-Zehnder Modulator Operating at a PAM4 Line Rate of 384 Gbit/s with Sub-Volt Drive Voltage”, written by Adrian Schwarzenberger, a PhD candidate at IPQ, was accepted as a post-deadline paper at OFC 2024.
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