Events

Nov 8 - Nov 14, 2026

Key Devices and Applications of Visible Light Communication for 6G

Zengyi Xu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 8, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 R2325

GaN GaN-based LED MIMO vlc Visible light communications communication systems

This talk will explores a joint theoretical modeling method for GaN‑based light‑emitting diodes, develops high‑speed integrated LED transmitter chips, implements high‑performance GaN‑based short‑wavelength photodetector receivers for multi‑access MIMO VLC networks, and pioneers a perovskite superlattice fluorescent‑antenna‑based wide‑field‑of‑view receiver to break the rate‑field‑of‑view‑effective‑area trade‑off limitation of VLC receivers.

Oct 4 - Oct 10, 2026

Integrated Silicon Photonics with Quantum Dot On-Chip Lasers: Enabling Scalable and Energy-Efficient Photonic Systems

Yating Wan, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Oct 4, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 R2325

quantum dot lasers Silicon photonics photonic systems energy efficiency

This talk presents integrated silicon photonics with quantum dot on-chip lasers that enable development of scalable and energy-efficient photonic systems.

Sep 6 - Sep 12, 2026

Integrated Silicon Photonics with Quantum Dot On-Chip Lasers: Enabling Scalable and Energy-Efficient Photonic Systems

Yating Wan, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 6, 14:00 - 15:30

B2/3 A0215; Zoom Meeting 96429698106

quantum dot lasers integrated photonics energy efficiency photonic systems

This talk presents how quantum dot lasers integrated on silicon provide the missing on-chip light source for scalable photonic systems spanning AI computing, hardware security, and coherent LiDAR sensing.

Jul 5 - Jul 11, 2026

Integrated Photonic Platform for the Edge: Accelerated Computing and Low-Latency Authentication

Zhican Zhou, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NUS

Jul 8, 16:00 - 17:30

B4 R5209

photonic computing unit integrated photonics neural network QD laser accelerators low-latency architecture privacy preserving techniques

This dissertation develops integrated photonics as a unified hardware platform for parallel computing and chaos-driven dynamic authentication.

Mar 29 - Apr 4, 2026

Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2023

Expanding the Role of Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics in New AI Era

Prof. Di Liang, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

Nov 30, 10:00 - 11:00

B16 R2206

Integrated photonics, particularly Silicon-based photonics, is a disruptive technology reshaping the landscape of optical communication in the past 10 years.

Mar 12 - Mar 25, 2023

Semiconductor Photonics Workshop

Mar 18, 09:00 - Mar 22, 17:00

B3

Semiconductor Photonics Workshop (SPW) will focus on the latest semiconductor photonics research on the beautiful KAUST campus by the Red Sea. It features 20 invited oral talks with the topics covering semiconductor lasers and photonic integrated circuits, solid-state lighting and visible light communications, light-matter interaction, ultrawide bandgap and wide bandgap semiconductors, integrated sensing and communication, topological photonics, ultrafast fiber lasers, etc. We aim to promote interaction and exchange of various disciplines among professionals in academia and industry, push the

Aug 28 - Sep 10, 2022

Compound Semiconductor Weekend

Integrated Photonics Laboratory; Smart, Advanced Memory devices and Applications Laboratory; Photonics Laboratory; Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory

Sep 3, 09:00 - Sep 5, 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

The Compound Semiconductor Weekend will focus on some of the most important research areas on the beautiful KAUST campus by the Red Sea. It features 18 invited and contributed oral talks and a poster competition. Semiconductor technology is a major foundation of the third and fourth Industrial Revolutions as well as the modern society. While silicon remains as the widest-employed semiconductor, compound semiconductors have emerged from lab research to becoming the second most widely used within a short period of time. This is because compound semiconductors could possess multiple superior key properties simultaneously. They include high speed, high power, and efficient light emission and absorption, as well as that they can be produced in large scale at low cost and are highly robust. As a result, they have become cornerstones of many crucial technologies including lighting, display, communication, space exploration, and electric vehicles. While semiconductor researchers are plowing deeper for those technologies, compound semiconductors attract increasing attention for future computing, memory, and quantum information science as the pursuit of Moore’s Law has slowed down dramatically when the size of silicon transistors is approaching the physical limit of a few atoms.

Oct 4 - Oct 10, 2020

Monolithic Integration of InAs Quantum Dot Lasers on Si Substrates

Yating Wan, Postdoctoral fellow at of University of California, Santa Barbara

Oct 4, 18:00 - 19:00

KAUST

monolithic Quantum Dots laser

Here, I will talk about recent advances in the field of QD lasers with a focus on direct growth on Si. Si photonics has found widespread application, particularly for high volume applications and for co-integration with CMOS electronics. I will start with an overview of the field, followed with a summary of device performance and fundamental physics basis for the improved response.