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Ir. Korneel Molkens (Doctoral Researcher)

This person is working in this group since 2021.

Affiliation:	Ghent university - Imec Department of information technology
Address:	Technologiepark 126 9052 Gent Belguim
Office:	iGent, Office 140.012
E-mail:	korneel.molkens@ugent.be
ORCID:	0000-0003-0721-3212
Research Area:	Integration of colloidal quantum dots
Promotors:	Dries Van Thourhout and Pieter Geiregat

Korneel obtained a master degree in engineering physics from Ghent university in 2021. His master thesis covered the topic of random lasing in quantum dot based structures. In 2021, he started a PhD at the photonics research group, continuing working on the integration of colloidal quantum dots.

Specific Research Topics

Silicon compatible laser based on colloidal quantum dots

Publications (9)

International Journals

Wai Kit Ng, T.V. Raziman, Dhruv Saxena, K. Molkens, I. Tanghe, Zhenghe Xuan, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, Mauricio Barahona, Riccardo Sapienza, Mode Visualization and Control of Complex Lasers Using Neural Networks, ACS Photonics, p. 1-17 doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01710 (2025) .
T.V. Raziman, A. Fischer, R. Nori, A. Chan, W. Kit Ng, D. Saxena, O. Hess, K. Molkens, I. Tanghe, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, M. Barahona, R. Sapienza, Single-Mode Emission by Phase-Delayed Coupling Between Nanolasers, ACS Photoniocs, 12(5), p.2337-2343 (2025) .
T. V. Raziman, Anne Fischer, Riccardo Nori, Anthony Chan, Wai Kit Ng, Dhruv Saxena, Ortwin Hess, K. Molkens, I. Tanghe, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, Mauricio Brahona, Riccardo Sapienza, Single-Mode Emission by Phase-Delayed Coupling Between Nanolasers, ACS Photonics, 12(5), p.2337-2343 doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01230 (2025) .
I. Tanghe, K. Molkens, T. Vandekerckhove, Dobromil Respekta, Amelia Waters, Jiamin Huang, Jacob Beavon, Dulanjan Harankahage, Chao Yang Lin, Kai Chen, D. Van Thourhout, Mikhail Zamkov, P. Geiregat, Two-Dimensional Electron-Hole Plasma in Colloidal Quantum Shells Enables Integrated Lasing Continuously Tunable in the Red Spectrum, ACS Photonics, 18(22), p.14661-14671 doi:10.1021/acsnano.4c02907 (2024) .
Y. Deng, C. Pang, E. Kheradmand, J. Leemans, J. Bai, M. Minjauw, J. Liu, K. Molkens, J. Beeckman, C. Detavernier, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, Z. Hens, Short-Wave Infrared Colloidal QD Photodetector with Nanosecond Response Times Enabled by Ultrathin Absorber Layers, Advanced Materials, p.article 2402002 (8 pages) doi:10.1002/adma.202402002 (2024) .

International Conferences

I. Tanghe, M. Samoli, A. Waters, J. Huang, K. Molkens, S. A. Cayan, T. Vandekerckhove, F. Abbasi, D. Van Thourhout, M. Zamkov, P. Geiregat, Processible Building Solution-Lasers by Decoupling the Optical Material from the Integrated Platform (Invited), Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, United States, (2024) .
I. Tanghe, K. Molkens, T. Vandekerckhove, A. Waters, J. Beavon, D. Van Thourhout, M. Zamkov, P. Geiregat, Exploring Colloidal Quantum Shells as a Novel Lasing Medium on an Integrated Silicon Nitride Platform, Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter, Belgium, (2023) .
K. Molkens, I. Tanghe, Dhruv Saxena, Wai Kit Ng, Riccardo Sapienza, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, Coupled Micro Ring Lasers based on Hybrid Integration of Colloidal Quantum Dots, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, United States, (2022) .
K. Molkens, I. Tanghe, Dhruv Saxena, Wai Kit Ng, Riccardo Sapienza, P. Geiregat, D. Van Thourhout, Localized and extended states in colloidal quantum dots-based microring lasers., EMRS fall meeting, (2021) .

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