Better than ourselves: a conversation with Roel Baets

Roel Baets helped turn silicon photonics from scientific curiosity into industrial platform, then built the foundry access, education, and spin-off ecosystem that let the field flourish. The Ghent University emeritus talks to Advanced Photonics about showstoppers, supply chains, and why his group never wanted to be the best. Watch the full interview at https://doi.org/10.1117/1.AP.8.5.050503.

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Advanced Photonics
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2026-10-29
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https://doi.org/10.1117/1.ap.8.5.050503
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Photonic and Optical Devices
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Better than ourselves: a conversation with Roel Baets

Tawfique Hasan
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Roel Baets helped turn silicon photonics from scientific curiosity into industrial platform, then built the foundry access, education, and spin-off ecosystem that let the field flourish. The Ghent University emeritus talks to Advanced Photonics about showstoppers, supply chains, and why his group never wanted to be the best. Watch the full interview at https://doi.org/10.1117/1.AP.8.5.050503.

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