Photonic Components:

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Information Society Technologies - IST
Photonic Components Strategic Objective 2.5.1
Ronan Burgess European Commission Directorate
General Information Society and Media -
Nanoelectronics and Photonics -

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Definition
Photonics is the science of generating and
harnessing light. It encompasses light sources,
light detectors, and light manipulation (through
guidance and , amplification, ) and its use for
a wide range of applications.

R.Burgess
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Photonics Application Areas
Long-Haul
Metropolitan
Home access
Photonics in communications expanding and scaling
Board -gt Inter-Chip -gt Intra-Chip
Photonics diffusing into other application
sectors
Health(bio-photonics)
Environment sensing
Security imaging
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Objectives

• To develop advanced materials, solid-state
  sources and micro- and nano-scale photonic
  devices, and to integrate photonic functions in
  micro/nanoelectronics components ('Photonic
  system on a chip').
• Projects are expected to address research
  challenges for mid-term to long-term industrial
  exploitation in one or more of the following
  application contexts
• "Information technologies for health care and
  life science" bio-photonic functional components
  and sub-assemblies
• "Communications and Infotainment" components and
  subsystems for low-cost or high-performance
• " Environment and Security " photonic sensors,
  fiber sensors, imaging components.

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Call 5 - Topical coverage
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Call 5 Photonics - Focus
1. Manufacturing technologies and device concepts
2. Hybrid and monolithic integration for -
greater device functionality - Reduced cost and
size - Reduced power consumption
3. Photonic systems on chip -
communications (signal processing, wavelength
manipulation) - Healthcare (bio-photonic
sensors
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Call 5 Photonics - Focus
4. Advanced components for optical networks and
low-cost components for broadband access
5. Advance sources (Semiconductor, organic, fiber
sources) - Compactness, tunability and spectral
purity - Solid-state lighting for ICT aplications
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Call 5 - Photonics - Instruments
Integrated Projects (65 of budget) -
Biophotonics functional components and
subassemblies - Low cost communication
components - Advance source technologies for
multiple applications ?Application-driven and
medium-term exploitation
STREPS (35 of budget) ? Medium- to long-term
exploitation
CAs/SSAs - Roadmaps, coordination - Access to
components for education, validation,
standardization and dissemination activities
And we encourage new member/candidate states
and SMEs
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Photonic components research in IST
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Some examples
N of partners
Topic
Funding
Acronym

Organic LEDs
24
12 M
IP
TeraHz components applications
15-16
5 M
32
6.4 M
Mico-optics
NEMO
NoE
6 M
34
Photonic Integrated components and circuits
STREP
Holographic storage towards 1 Tbyte
2 M
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ATHOS
Waferbonding Active Passive Integration
Technology
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1.5 M
WAPITI
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Further information