Prof. Yves-Alain Peter Profile

Prof. Yves-Alain Peter

Professor at Polytechnique Montréal

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

A scalable integrated photonics tensor core for large vector-matrix multiplications

Emanuel Peinke, Thomas Lacasse, Najla Najeeb, Md Mahadi Masnad, Mohamed Fouda, Yves-Alain Peter, Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

Proceedings Volume 12903, 1290303 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001204

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Optical computing, Matrices, Power consumption, Digital electronics, Artificial intelligence, Analog electronics, Silicon photonics, Silicon nitride, Integrated photonics

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2012 Paper

Experimental demonstration of application of ring down measurement approach to microcavities for biosensing

M. Imran Cheema, Simin Mehrabani, Ahmad Hayat, Francis Vanier, Yves-Alain Peter, Andrea Armani, Andrew Kirk

Proceedings Volume 8212, 82120B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907422

KEYWORDS: Optical microcavities, Biosensing, Spectroscopy, Biosensors, Modulation, Laser sources, Phase shifts, Silica, Sensors, Tunable lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2007 Paper

MEMS tunable silicon Fabry-Perot cavity

Jonathan Masson, Fatou Koné, Yves-Alain Peter

Proceedings Volume 6717, 671705 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.754325

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Reflectors, Mirrors, Etching, Reflectivity, Modulation, Deep reactive ion etching, Optical filters, Microelectromechanical systems

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2006 Paper

Tunable micro-electromechanical grating in silicon

Yves-Alain Peter, Fatou Binetou Koné, Jonathan Masson, Nicolas Godbout

Proceedings Volume 6376, 637604 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.690773

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Silicon carbide, Reflectivity, Actuators, Diffraction gratings, Fiber Bragg gratings, Reflectors, Microelectromechanical systems, Refractive index, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2006 Paper

An investigation of phenomenal parasitics and robust control of parallel-plate electrostatic micro-actuators

Guchuan Zhu, Jean-François Chianetta, Mehran Hosseini, Yves-Alain Peter

Proceedings Volume 6374, 63740V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.692301

KEYWORDS: Capacitance, Capacitors, Control systems, Actuators, Instrument modeling, Finite element methods, Performance modeling, Numerical simulations, Mathematical modeling, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 23 January 2006 Paper

Deformable MEMS grating for wide tunability and high operating speed

Maurizio Tormen, Yves-Alain Peter, Philippe Niedermann, Arno Hoogerwerf, Herbert Shea, Ross Stanley

Proceedings Volume 6114, 61140C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644523

KEYWORDS: Microelectromechanical systems, Diffraction gratings, Optical design, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers, Photomasks, Etching, Actuators, Oxides, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 20 January 2003 Paper

MOEMS spatial light modulator development at the Center for Adaptive Optics

Peter A. Krulevitch, Paul Bierden, Thomas Bifano, Emily Carr, Clara Dimas, Harold Dyson, Michael Helmbrecht, Peter Kurczynski, Richard Muller, Scot Olivier, Yves-Alain Peter, Bernard Sadoulet, Olav Solgaard, Eui-Hyeok Yang

Proceedings Volume 4983, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478562

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Actuators, Microelectromechanical systems, Mirrors, Deformable mirrors, Electronics, Astronomy, Microopto electromechanical systems, Electrodes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 2002 Paper

Massive free-space optical 1xN fiber switch using an adaptive membrane mirror

Frederic Gonte, Yves-Alain Peter, Hans Peter Herzig, Rene Daendliker

Proceedings Volume 4493, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454729

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Switches, Electrodes, Evolutionary algorithms, Single mode fibers, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive optics, Free space optics, Optical switching, Optimization (mathematics)

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 1999

Pulsed fiber laser using micro-electro-mechanical mirrors

Yves-Alain Peter, Hans Peter Herzig, Etienne Rochat, Rene Daendliker, Cornel Marxer, Nico de Rooij

OE, Vol. 38, Issue 04, (April 1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.602107

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Micromirrors, Pulsed fiber lasers, Fiber lasers, Switching, Modulation, Reflectivity, Scanning electron microscopy, Optical simulations, Modulators

Proceedings Article | 10 March 1999 Paper

Optical fiber switching device with active alignment

Yves-Alain Peter, Hans Peter Herzig, Stefano Bottinelli

Proceedings Volume 3680, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.341275

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical alignment, Microlens, Optical switching, Switches, Optical components, Switching, Microopto electromechanical systems, Single mode fibers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 1998 Paper

XY-stage for alignment of optical elements in MOEMS

Yves-Alain Peter, Hans Peter Herzig, Stefano Bottinelli

Proceedings Volume 3513, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324279

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical alignment, Microlens, Optical components, Microopto electromechanical systems, Switches, Single mode fibers, Quartz, Optical switching, Networks

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 1997 Paper

Micro-opto-mechanical systems: applications in pulsed fiber lasers and optical switching

Yves-Alain Peter, Etienne Rochat, Hans Peter Herzig

Proceedings Volume 3226, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284558

KEYWORDS: Optical switching, Pulsed fiber lasers, Microopto electromechanical systems, Micromirrors, Q switched fiber lasers, Switching, Optical simulations, Pulsed laser operation, Switches, Telecommunications

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