Menno van den Hout

Menno van den Hout is a Postdoc researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) within the Department of Electrical Engineering. He holds a BSc (2017) and MSc (2019, cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from TU/e, with a focus on Electro-Optical Communication. His research emphasizes high-capacity optical transmission systems, including multi-core fibers, space-division multiplexing (SDM), and free-space optical communication. He has contributed to record-breaking transmissions, such as 273.6 Tb/s over 1001 km of 15-mode fiber and 45.7 Tb/s over 12,053 km using multi-core recirculating loops. His work also explores quantum key distribution (CV-QKD), turbulence mitigation in FSO systems, and modal dispersion reduction techniques. He has been involved in projects like SmartTWO and Testbed Setup with ECI, advancing future telecom technologies. Notably, he has received awards for his contributions, including the Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Finalist (2025) and Optica Student Paper Award (2022).

Research Interests:

• High-capacity optical transmission systems
• Multi-core and multi-mode fibers
• Space-division multiplexing (SDM)
• Free-space optical communication
• Quantum key distribution (CV-QKD)
• Advanced signal processing for fiber optics

Awards:

• Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Finalist (2025)
• Optica Student Paper Award (2022)
• OECC 2019 Best Paper Award (2019)

Grants & Projects:

• SmartTWO: Maverick Telecom Technologies (2019–2025)
• Testbed Setup with ECI (2017–2021)

Labs & Teams: Member of the Electro-Optical Communication (ECO) group at TU/e, focusing on spectral/spatial agile optical transmission systems.