Projects
Burst-mode partial response compensating techniques for next-generation optical access networks Ghent University
Passive optical networks (PONs) are one of most massively deployed optical access systems because of low cost and high-bandwidth provision. In PON systems, multiple optical network units (ONUs) at the customer sides share the fiber plant and an optical line terminal (OLT) located at the central office. In order to economically support future bandwidth growth, the simplification of today’s telecom networks requires an architecture to combine ...
The clarification of biomolecular architecture responsible for disease images and their treatment via optical and non-optical superresolution microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. KU Leuven
A combination of nanoresolution microscopy techniques, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy (FIONA) and tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), will be used to study the biomolecular interactions of ligands with DNA and the impact of this interaction on the DNA structure. At first the binding of lens epithelium derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75) with chromatine will be studied. The information ...
Spectroscopic examination of rare earth ions in solids with a large band gap with the aid of magnetic resonance, optical techniques and Density Functional Theory Ghent University
In this project the structural and optical properties of fluoride crystals and wide band gap semiconductors, doped with paramagnetic rare earth ions, investigated.
Camera with high framerate and resolution, for use with optical measurement techniques Ghent University
The camera will be used within several PhDs and research projects. On the one hand, for research aimed at the study of processes occurring in internal combustion engines, with focus on alternative fuels. On the other hand, for research into the mechanical behavior of materials subjected to a high rate of deformation.
Otoscopic profilometry: a new optical technique to quantitatively measure human eardrum deformation in-vivo, in 3D and in real-time. University of Antwerp
Can high-resolution optical projection tomography of the interplay between cryptococci and macrophages unravel the enigmas in pulmonary and cerebral cryptococosis pathogenesis? KU Leuven
Scientific state-of-the-art & aims of this proposal:
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are encapsulated yeasts that can cause life-threatening disease in both immune-competent and immune-suppressed individuals (e.g. cancer therapy patients or patients with AIDS). Cryptococcosis affects the lung and may spread to the brain, manifesting itself by meningitis or pseudocystic brain lesions. It ...
Investigation of lubricating fluids with combined rheological and rheo-optical techniques KU Leuven
This PhD aims at understanding the role of polymeric additives in lubricants on the rheological behaviour and lubricating properties. While the rheological properties of lubricants can and have been accessed in the past with standard rheological investigation tools, it is in particular the high shear behaviour that is relevant for most applications that is, however, often outside the deformation rate range that can be applied with commercial ...
Low-power all-optical information processing beyond 100 Gbps using neuro-inspired techniques Ghent University
The ambition of this project is to bring new concepts to the field of neuro-inspired photonic information processing, thereby enabling a quantum jump in performance and bringing it into the realm of challenging practical applications.