Julian Schwietering

Julian Schwietering received his Master in Technical Physics at the University of Ilmenau in 2018. Currently, he is leading the team EOCB at Fraunhofer IZM, researching on electrical optical circuit boards made of glass. His research interests include ion-exchange in glass, optical interconnects and laser processing of glass, both using experiments and simulations.

High speed with optical signals: Will the printed circuit board of the future be made of glass?

The backbone of our digital world is made of glass: A network of optical fibers spans the globe and lets data criss-cross our globe. We also experience the digital world through a pane of glass: We interact with the online…

The Glassy Future of Circuit Boards

It’s an understatement to say that a lot has changed in microelectronics in the last fifty years – and the same goes for circuit boards.  But even greater changes are afoot: with ever more data being used and shared, electrical…