Research areas
B-Phot has a nice track record in the Photonics Research. The director of B-Phot, Prof. Dr.Ir. Hugo Thienpont received for his excellent contribution to research a Methusalem Grant.
This page shows all B-Phot research areas.
Biophotonics
Biophotonics is an ambitious, multidisciplinary research area that utilizes light-based technologies in medicine and life sciences. The term derives from two words of Greek origin: ‘bios’ means life and ‘phos’ light. Biophotonics refers to the interplay between light and biological matter.
Micro-Structured Fibres
B-PHOT has developed expertise in modelling the optical and thermo-mechanical characteristics of different types of MSF and has established a broad portfolio of novel MSF designs for diverse applications.
Display & Illumination
Advanced simulation models, in-house developed design algorithms and high-quality demonstrators are our tools to develop innovative optical components and systems in the domain of illumination optics and visual displays.
Optical spectroscopy
Our research focuses on the use of absorption, fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy in a variety of application domains ...
Micro-optics
Micro-optics is a generic technology that allows the manipulation of light and the management of photons with “micron”- and “sub-micron”-scale structures and components.
Integrated Photonics
Lasers
In the past decade the TONA Department at the VUB gained considerable expertise in the physics and technological characterisation of VCSELs (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers )
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Nadia Cornand
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