Projects per year
Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
We have a vision of a globe-spanning ubiquitous optical network, a sustainable and reliable communication infrastructure for users and devices around the world.
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Our goal: virtually unlimited bandwidth without congestion, anytime, anywhere, for any service
Organisational profile
Our research vision requires ultra-broadband, ultra-long-reach transmission links, fully-transparent, ultra-fast nodes for routing signal streams, flexible, high-density optical interconnect solutions and high-capacity links – including wireless links – to the end user. It also necessitates functions for autonomously mapping users’ location and service requirements to the network’s resources. Sustainability is a leading theme in our research.
Optical communication, based on optical fiber and free-space optical beams, is the technology that can make this vision a reality. It is the technology underlying the explosion of bandwidth and bandwidth-related services that we now all take for granted and which enables us to connect users, homes, cities, countries and continents to form the physical layer for the World Wide Web.
Our research focuses on:
- High Capacity Optical Transmission to overcome the limitations imposed by attenuation, dispersion and nonlinearities in the optical fiber. We are pushing towards speeds of multiple Tb/s by exploring new algorithms for data coding, decoding and reconstruction while exploiting deep understanding of optical fibers.
- Low Latency Interconnect Networks to overcome the latency, capacity and energy bottlenecks in network nodes and network interconnects. We support the growing demand for data exchange between and within data centers by researching new high-density interconnect solutions and novel all-optical switching concepts and devices.
- Optical Access and Indoor Networks to deliver any broadband service to the end user or device, wire-bound or wireless, by means of converged network solutions. We are investigating optical routing techniques for delivering capacity-on-demand, optimizing user mobility and network performance and reducing energy consumption.
- Advanced Network Management and Control, with the goal to create an autonomous control intelligence to manage the network’s physical layer. This will give users access to services at the appropriate quality-of-experience level and improve the network’s dependability. Our main focus is on cognitive Internet of Things communications.
- Terahertz Photonic Systems to develop techniques for the generation, detection and processing of ultra-high frequency electro-magnetic waves in the sub-THz to THz domain (i.e. 100 GHz and beyond).
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Aaron Albores-Mejia
Person: PD : Postdoc
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Shihab Al-Daffaie
- Electrical Engineering, Terahertz Systems - University Researcher
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
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Nico H.G. Baken
- Electrical Engineering, Electro-Optical Communication - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
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KPN Smart Two + (Eindhoven Engine)
Tangdiongga, E. & Sodre Campos Amaral, C.
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research direct
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Wideband Optical Networks
Calabretta, N., Calabretta, N., Wang, Y., Magalhães Gomes Kraemer, R. & Calabretta, N.
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research direct
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ELIoT: Enhance Lighting for the Internet of Things (ELIOT)
Koonen, A. M. J. (., Tangdiongga, E., Huijskens, F. M., Ribeiro Barbio Correa, C., Mekonnen, K. A. & Tangdiongga, E.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
Research output
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1 Tbit/s/λ Transmission Over a 130 km Link Consisting of Graded-Index 50 μm Core Multi-Mode Fiber and 6LP Few-Mode Fiber
van den Hout, M., van der Heide, S., Weerdenburg, J. V., Bogot-Astruc, M., Correa, A. A., Antonio-López, J. E., Alvarado-Zacarias, J. C., Sillard, P., Amezcua-Correa, R. & Okonkwo, C., 4 Feb 2021, 2020 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 4 p. 9333379Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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3D-Integration on Wafer Level of Photonic and Electronic Circuits
Spiegelberg, M., 2 Mar 2021, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 113 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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6G and Fog Node Mobile Systems for Cooperative, Autonomous, and Dynamic Applications
Raddo, T. R., Nobrega, R., Rommel, S., Cimoli, B., Sanches, A. L. & Monroy, I. T., 26 Mar 2021, 2019 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, IMOC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 3 p. 9317640Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Downloads (Pure)
Equipment
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ECO Network Intelligence Lab
G. Exarchakos (Manager)
Electro-Optical CommunicationFacility/equipment: Research lab
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Eco Optical Packet Switching
R. Stabile (Manager)
Electro-Optical CommunicationFacility/equipment: Research lab
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ECO Packaging Lab
J.H.C. van Zantvoort (Manager)
Electro-Optical CommunicationFacility/equipment: Research lab
Prizes
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Asia Communications and Photonics Conference(ACP) 2018 Best Paper Award
Chen, Bin (Recipient), Lei, Yi (Recipient), Lavery, D. (Recipient), Okonkwo, Chigo M. (Recipient) & Alvarado, Alex (Recipient), 28 Nov 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Beam-steered Reconfigurable Optical-Wireless System for Energy-efficient communication
Koonen, A.M.J. (Ton) (Recipient), 2011
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
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Beam-steered Reconfigurable Optical-Wireless System for Energy-efficient communication – Proving the Concept
Koonen, A.M.J. (Ton) (Recipient), 2017
Prize: ERC › Proof of concept › Scientific
Activities
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Emerging application of Terahertz Systems on Chip
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy (Speaker)
25 Nov 2019 → 28 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Towards Terahertz Systems on chip
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy (Speaker)
15 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Terahertz wireless Communications -6G and beyond autonomous vehicles
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy (Speaker)
2 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Press/Media
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Launch of Quantumtech building and National Growth Funds at TU/e
14/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Idelfonso Tafur Monroy: the Colombian scientist leading photonic technology projects in the Netherlands
9/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Magnetically propelled cilia power climbing soft robots and microfluidic pumps
S. Zhang & Shuaizhong Zhang
19/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
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Low latency interconnect networks
Rianne Sanders (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
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Network management and control
Rianne Sanders (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
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Building a complex simulation platform for mode locking laser for radio- over-fiber in-home communication
Author: Huang, X., 30 Aug 2016Supervisor: Cao, Z. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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Cellular relaying for industry 4.0
Author: Shah, A. P., 28 Aug 2020Supervisor: Heemstra de Groot, S. M. (Supervisor 1) & Braam, S. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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Channel Coding Gains in High Throughput and Long Reach Optical Transmission Systems
Author: Sillekens, E. & Okonkwo, C., 25 Jul 2015Supervisor: Okonkwo, C. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master