Dr. Bert Jan Offrein Profile

Dr. Bert Jan Offrein

Manager of Photonics Group at IBM Research Zurich

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 24 May 2016 Paper

Integrating III-V, Si, and polymer waveguides for optical interconnects: RAPIDO

Timo Aalto, Mikko Harjanne, Bert-Jan Offrein, Charles Caër, Christian Neumeyr, Antonio Malacarne, Mircea Guina, Robert Sheehan, Frank Peters, Petri Melanen

Proc. SPIE. 9753, Optical Interconnects XVI

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Modulation, Waveguides, Polymers, Silicon, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Data centers, Multiplexers, Optical interconnects, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

Scalable electro-photonic integration concept based on polymer waveguides

E. Bosman, G. Van Steenberge, A. Boersma, S. Wiegersma, P. Harmsma, M. Karppinen, T. Korhonen, B. J. Offrein, R. Dangel, A. Daly, M. Ortsiefer, J. Justice, B. Corbett, S. Dorrestein, J. Duis

Proc. SPIE. 9753, Optical Interconnects XVI

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Waveguides, Polymers, Glasses, Silicon, Laser ablation, Optoelectronics, Micromirrors, Optical alignment, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Fiber couplers, Optical interconnects, Photonic microstructures, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2015 Paper

Adaptive optical interconnects: the ADDAPT project

Ronny Henker, Jan Pliva, Mahdi Khafaji, Frank Ellinger, Thomas Toifl, Bert Offrein, Alessandro Cevrero, Ilter Oezkaya, Marc Seifried, Nikolay Ledentsov, Joerg-R. Kropp, Vitaly Shchukin, Martin Zoldak, Leos Halmo, Jaroslaw Turkiewicz, Wyn Meredith, Iain Eddie, Michael Georgiades, Savvas Charalambides, Jeroen Duis, Pieter van Leeuwen

Proc. SPIE. 9662, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2015

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Optical components, Clocks, Switching, Modulation, Telecommunications, Optical networks, Data centers, Data communications, Optical interconnects

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2013 Paper

Polymer-based optical interconnects using nanoimprint lithography

Arjen Boersma, Sjoukje Wiegersma, Bert Offrein, Jeroen Duis, Jos Delis, Markus Ortsiefer, Geert van Steenberge, Mikko Karpinen, Alfons van Blaaderen, Brian Corbett

Proc. SPIE. 8630, Optoelectronic Interconnects XIII

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Particles, Photonic crystals, Data transmission, Nanoimprint lithography, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optical interconnects, Optics manufacturing, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2013 Paper

Flexible, stable, and easily processable optical silicones for low loss polymer waveguides

Brandon Swatowski, Chad Amb, Sarah Breed, David Deshazer, W. Ken Weidner, Roger Dangel, Norbert Meier, Bert Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 8622, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XV

KEYWORDS: Lithography, Waveguides, Cladding, Signal attenuation, Polymers, Ultraviolet radiation, Silicon, Coating, Photomasks, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 17 January 2011 Paper

Nd-doped waveguide amplifiers for heterogeneous integration in optical backplanes

Feridun Ay, Jing Yang, Tobias Lamprecht, Kerstin Wörhoff, Sonia García-Blanco, Alfred Driessen, Folkert Horst, Bert Offrein, Markus Pollnau

Proc. SPIE. 7942, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XIII

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Channel waveguides, Waveguides, Signal attenuation, Polymers, Ions, Wave propagation, Integrated optics, Channel projecting optics, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2010 Paper

Overview of the EU FP7-project HISTORIC

G. Morthier, R Kumar, F. Raineri, R. Raj, Jens Hofrichter, Nikolaos Chrysos, B. Offrein, R. Zhang, J. van der Tol, O. Raz, H. Dorren

Proc. SPIE. 7719, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits II

KEYWORDS: Switching, Waveguides, Silicon, Photonic crystals, Semiconductor lasers, Photomasks, Photonic integrated circuits, Laser crystals, Disk lasers

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2010 Paper

Polymer waveguide-based multilayer optical connector

D. Jubin, R. Dangel, N. Meier, F. Horst, T. Lamprecht, J. Weiss, R. Beyeler, B. Offrein, M. Halter, R. Stieger, F. Betschon

Proc. SPIE. 7607, Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration IX

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Waveguides, Fiber optics, Polymers, Copper, Integrated optics, Optical alignment, Connectors, Tolerancing, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2010 Paper

Compact electro-optical module with polymer waveguides on a flexible substrate for high-density board-level communication

J. R. M. Weiss, T. Lamprecht, N. Meier, R. Dangel, F. Horst, D. Jubin, R. Beyeler, B. Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 7607, Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration IX

KEYWORDS: Packaging, Waveguides, Polymers, Interfaces, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Connectors, Electro optics, Optics manufacturing, Electro optic polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2010 Paper

Design and implementation of an electro-optical backplane with pluggable in-plane connectors

Richard Pitwon, Ken Hopkins, Kai Wang, David Selviah, Hadi Baghsiahi, Bert Offrein, Roger Dangel, Folkert Horst, Markus Halter, Max Gmür

Proc. SPIE. 7607, Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration IX

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Waveguides, Data storage, Polymers, Interfaces, Connectors, Electro optics, Optical interconnects, Active optics, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2009 Paper

Silicon photonic WDM devices: simulation, design, and implementation

Folkert Horst, William M. J. Green, Bert Jan Offrein, Yurii Vlasov

Proc. SPIE. 7386, Photonics North 2009

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Waveguides, Wavelength division multiplexing, Free space, Photomasks, Silicon photonics, Demultiplexers, Directional couplers, Light wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2009 Paper

Communication technologies for exascale systems

J. Kash, P. Pepeljugoski, F. Doany, C. Schow, D. Kuchta, L. Schares, R. Budd, F. Libsch, R. Dangel, F. Horst, B. Offrein, Y. Vlasov, W. Green, F. Xia, C. Baks, Y. Kwark, D. Kam, M. Ritter

Proc. SPIE. 7221, Photonics Packaging, Integration, and Interconnects IX

KEYWORDS: Packaging, Waveguides, Silicon, Telecommunications, Photonics, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Silicon photonics, Optical interconnects, Optics manufacturing, Network on a chip

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2009 Paper

Flexible optical interconnects based on silicon-containing polymers

Ed Anzures, Roger Dangel, Rene Beyeler, Allie Cannon, Folkert Horst, Cecilia Kiarie, Phil Knudsen, Norbert Meier, Matt Moynihan, Bert Jan Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 7221, Photonics Packaging, Integration, and Interconnects IX

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Silicon, Nitrogen, Coating, Reliability, Wave propagation, Photomasks, Optical interconnects, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2009 Paper

Optical interconnects for board level applications

R. Dangel, R. Beyeler, N. Meier, T. Lamprecht, F. Horst, D. Jubin, J. Weiss, B. Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 7219, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XI

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Waveguides, Fiber optics, Polymers, Copper, Laser ablation, Optical alignment, Connectors, Optical interconnects, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2008 Paper

Integration of optical I/O with organic chip packages

Bert Offrein, Christoph Berger, Laurent Dellmann, Peter Dill, Folkert Horst, Martin Schmatz, Stefano Oggioni, Mauro Spreafico, Giulio Macario

Proc. SPIE. 6992, Micro-Optics 2008

KEYWORDS: Packaging, Optical fibers, Transceivers, Eye, Field programmable gate arrays, Signal processing, Integrated optics, Electro optics, Optical interconnects, Information operations

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2008 Paper

Echelle grating WDM (de-)multiplexers in SOI technology, based on a design with two stigmatic points

F. Horst, William Green, B. J. Offrein, Yurii Vlasov

Proc. SPIE. 6996, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Waveguides, Silicon, Photography, Wavelength division multiplexing, Free space, Silicon photonics, Spherical lenses, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2008 Paper

Circular grating resonators as candidates for ultra-small photonic devices

Sophie Schönenberger, Nikolaj Moll, Thilo Stöferle, Thorsten Wahlbrink, Jens Bolten, Stephan Götzinger, Thomas Mollenhauer, Christian Moormann, Rainer Mahrt, Bert Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 6996, Silicon Photonics and Photonic Integrated Circuits

KEYWORDS: Lithography, Photonic devices, Refractive index, Optical design, Resonators, Waveguides, Etching, Silicon, Modulators, Reactive ion etching

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2008 Paper

Circular grating resonators as nano-photonic modulators

Nikolaj Moll, Sophie Schönenberger, Thilo Stöferle, Thorsten Wahlbrink, Jens Bolten, Thomas Mollenhauer, Christian Moormann, Rainer Mahrt, Bert Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 6898, Silicon Photonics III

KEYWORDS: Oxides, Lithography, Optical design, Finite-difference time-domain method, Resonators, Waveguides, Etching, Silicon, Modulators, Nanophotonics

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2008 Paper

Integration of optical I/O with organic chip packages

Christoph Berger, Laurent Dellmann, Peter Dill, Folkert Horst, Bert Offrein, Martin Schmatz, Stefano Oggioni, Mauro Spreafico, Giulio Macario

Proc. SPIE. 6899, Photonics Packaging, Integration, and Interconnects VIII

KEYWORDS: Packaging, Optical fibers, Transceivers, Eye, Interfaces, Field programmable gate arrays, Integrated optics, Electro optics, Optical interconnects, Information operations

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2008 Paper

Waveguide-coupled parallel optical transceiver technology for Tb/s-class chip-to-chip data transmission

Fuad Doany, Clint Schow, Jeffrey Kash, Christian Baks, Russell Budd, Daniel Kuchta, Petar Pepeljugoski, Frank Libsch, Roger Dangel, Folkert Horst, Bert Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 6899, Photonics Packaging, Integration, and Interconnects VIII

KEYWORDS: Transceivers, Transmitters, Waveguides, Polymers, Receivers, Integrated optics, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optical interconnects, Stanford Linear Collider, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2006 Paper

Challenges for the introduction of board-level optical interconnect technology into product development roadmaps

Christoph Berger, Bert Jan Offrein, Martin Schmatz

Proc. SPIE. 6124, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits VIII

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Waveguides, Interfaces, Reliability, Optoelectronics, Integrated optics, Optical alignment, Optical interconnects, Optics manufacturing, Channel projecting optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2006 Paper

Organic nonlinear Kerr materials in Fabry-Perot cavities for all optical switching

Nikolaj Moll, Selim Jochim, Stephan Gulde, Rainer Mahrt, Bert Offrein

Proc. SPIE. 6128, Photonic Crystal Materials and Devices IV

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Finite-difference time-domain method, Switching, Resonators, Organic materials, Nonlinear optics, Optical resonators, Picosecond phenomena, Monochromators, Laser beam diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 2005 Paper

Parallel optical interconnects in printed circuit boards

B. Offrein, C. Berger, R. Beyeler, R. Dangel, L. Dellmann, F. Horst, T. Lamprecht, N. Meier, R. Budd, F. Libsch, J. Kash

Proc. SPIE. 5990, Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II

KEYWORDS: Transmitters, Optical components, Waveguides, Polymers, Silicon, Receivers, Optoelectronics, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optical interconnects, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2005 Paper

Feedback enhancement in lasers with organic gain material

Rik Harbers, Patric Strasser, Rainer Mahrt, Daniel Erni, Werner Baechthold, Bert Offrein, Ullrich Scherf

Proc. SPIE. 5840, Photonic Materials, Devices, and Applications

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Waveguides, Etching, Quartz, Laser applications, Organic materials, Photonics, Laser damage threshold, Pulsed laser operation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Paper

Characterization of parallel optical-interconnect waveguides integrated on a printed circuit board

Gian Bona, Bert Offrein, Urs Bapst, Christoph Berger, Rene Beyeler, Russell Budd, Roger Dangel, Laurent Dellmann, Folkert Horst

Proc. SPIE. 5453, Micro-Optics, VCSELs, and Photonic Interconnects

KEYWORDS: Eye, Waveguides, Sensors, Polymers, Optoelectronics, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Optical interconnects, Optical arrays, Channel projecting optics, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2004 Paper

Birefringence control and manipulation in silicon-oxynitride

Folkert Horst, Bert Offrein, Roger Dangel, Dorothea Wiesmann, Ton Koster, Gian-Luca Bona

Proc. SPIE. 5357, Optoelectronic Integration on Silicon

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, Waveguides, Polarization, Birefringence, Dispersion, Etching, Silicon, Measurement devices, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2003 Paper

Compact and robust 10- to 40-GHz optical time-domain multiplexer based on high-index-contrast silicon-oxynitride waveguide technology

Roger Dangel, Bert Offrein, Folkert Horst, Roland Germann, Gian-Luca Bona, Kurt Weingarten, Gabriel Spuehler

Proc. SPIE. 4944, Integrated Optical Devices: Fabrication and Testing

KEYWORDS: Light sources, Waveguides, Signal attenuation, Silicon, Reflectometry, Picosecond phenomena, Oscilloscopes, Multiplexers, Pulsed laser operation, Directional couplers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 December 1998

Wavelength division multiplexed add/drop ring technology in corporate backbone networks

Gian-Luca Bona, Wolfgang Denzel, Bert Offrein, Roland Germann, Huub Salemink, Folkert Horst

OE Vol. 37 Issue 12

KEYWORDS: Wavelength division multiplexing, Waveguides, Networks, Multiplexing, Optical filters, Receivers, Planar waveguides, Optical engineering, Phased array optics, Thermal optics

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Conference Committee Involvement (15)

Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence (ETAI) 2021

1 August 2021 | San Diego, California, United States

Optical Interconnects XXI

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence 2020

24 August 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Optical Interconnects XX

4 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

Optical Interconnects XIX

5 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

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