Project

FFLOWS - Ferroelectric BaTiO3 FiLms On Wafer Scale

Code

179A08924

Duration

01 September 2024 → 31 August 2026

Funding

Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO

Promotor

Jeroen Beeckman

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.