Project

FFLOWS - Ferroelectric BaTiO3 FiLms On Wafer Scale

Code
179A08924
Duration
01 September 2024 → 31 August 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Dielectrics, piezoelectrics and ferroelectrics
    • Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications
    • Inorganic chemistry not elsewhere classified
  • Engineering and technology
    • Nanophotonics
Keywords
Ferroelectric thin films Electro-optic effect Photonics Integrated Circuits
 
Project description

FFLOWS aims to scale the lab‐scale fabrication of BaTiO3 thin films developed at UGent to wafer scale  and validate its performance by integrating the BaTiO3 film in an high‐efficient and low‐loss integrated phase modulator. The aim is to establish a spin‐off company to commercialize the fabricated BaTiO3 wafers at the end of this project for the use in Si photonics applications.