September 2026 – December 2026

Photonic chips enable innovative applications ranging from telecommunications and artificial intelligence to signal processing, sensors, and quantum technology. These chips are becoming increasingly advanced, complex, and faster, but require specific electronic functions to correctly control and read the photonic components. A thorough knowledge of this electronics is essential for the development of new photonic systems, but often remains limited to specialists. This micro-credential therefore offers the necessary basic insights to familiarize non-specialists as well with the required electronic functions, electronic-photonic co-design, and high-frequency behavior of these circuits. In addition, the course includes lab demonstrations aimed at characterizing photonic chips and optical transceivers.

Contents

• Equivalent circuits of electronic and photonic devices
• Transmission lines
• S-parameters
• Impedance matching
• Basic electronic circuits for optical transmitters
• Basic electronic circuits for optical receivers
• Basic measurements, handling sensitive devices and equipment

Final competences

• Understand and apply high-frequency models, transmission lines and matching circuits for interfacing electronic and photonic circuits
• Analyze and characterize basic electronic circuits for optical transceivers

Certificate

Micro-credentials are small courses of academic level that focus on specific competencies. They often consist of one or several subjects which are also taught in an university bachelor's or master's degree. If you pass the micro-credential, you will receive a certificate as proof that you have completed the acquired competencies. So you also acquire real official credits who are recognized in your further career, also internationally. They can also lead to exemptions for other courses, also at other institutions and organizations. You will receive a certificate of the micro-credential + credit certificate when you pass the corresponding exam (4 ECTS points). Examination method: written open-book preparation and oral-closed book assessment

Practical information

• Fee: 363,80€
• Registration is possible from the end of August 2026
• The lessons are normally scheduled for Tuesdays from 14:30 till 17:30 at Technologiepark Zwijnaarde, but this still needs to be confirmed. The theoretical sessions are being recorded.
• This program has a workload of 4 credits. Credits indicate the weight of a course unit within a degree program. One credit represents 25 to 30 hours of total study time (lectures, assignments, self-study, etc.).
• Participants take the classes together with the students of the Advanced Master of Silicon Photonics.

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