Luc M. Augustin

Dr. Luc M. Augustin is Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology with dual appointments in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering. His research advances indium phosphide photonic integration for high-speed optical communications and switching systems.

Research focuses on:

• Indium phosphide photonic integrated circuits
• High-speed optical modulators and switches
• Semiconductor optical amplifiers
• Optical phased arrays for lidar
• Monolithic integration for data center optics

Recent innovations include:

• 320 Gbps Mach-Zehnder modulators
• O-band SOA-based optical space switches
• 160 GBd PAM-4 modulation devices
• Low-polarization multicast switches
• Co-planar stripline modulator designs

As CTO of SMART Photonics, Dr. Augustin bridges academic research and industrial applications. His work enables next-generation optical interconnects for data centers and telecommunications.