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Photonics in the 2007-2008 workprogramme

Gustav Kalbe

Brussels, 23 May 2007

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• Photonics Unit e-mail:INFSO-PHOTONICS@ec.europa.eu

• Gustav Kalbe:Gustav.kalbe@ec.europa.eu

• Inventory of European Optics and Photonics Research & Industry:

www.opera2015.org

• Photonics21 :

www.photonics21.org

Where to find more information

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/photonics/home_en.html

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Key Messages

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FP7-ICT-2007-2: provisional timetableObjective ICT-2007.3.5

Photonic Components & Subsystems

• Call published mid-June 2007 (tbc)

• Call closure 9 October 2007 (tbc)

• Funding Schemes: CP (=IP, STREP); NoE; CSA (=CA, SA) (objective dependent)

• Budget flexibility (funding schemes)

• Indicative budget = 90 M€

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R&D Objectives:Overview

Core Photonic Components &

Subsystems

Application-specific Photonic Components

& Subsystems

Underlying Technologies

Complementary Measures

Support Measures

IP, STREP

IP, STREP, NoE

CA, SSA

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IP + STREP•Core components•Applications•Underlying tech.•Assessment

NoE

•Networking

CA

•Young / education

•Consensus building

SA•Access

76 M€ 9 M€

5 M€

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Some guiding figures (purely indicative ranges!)

IP STREP NoE

Duration (months)

36 - 60 18 - 36 48 - 60

Partners 10 - 20 6 - 15 6 - 12

Funding (M€)

4 - 25 1 – 3 (expected value

1.9 M€)

4 - 9

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Evaluation criteria

1. Scientific and technical qualityThreshold 3/5

2. Implementation 3/5Threshold 3/5

3. Impact 3/5Threshold 3/5

Overall score Threshold 10/15

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Expected Impact

• Maintain leading position of European industry in high value photonic products

• To strengthen Europe’s position as a leading supplier of electronic/photonic components and systems

• Continued European leadership in photonics R&D(securing the necessary human resources and knowledge to design, produce and use new generations of photonic components)

• Develop new photonic based applications(with emphasis on communications, health, well-being, environment, safety and security)

Impact (as described here) is an critical evaluation criterion!

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Other evaluation points

• Submit pre-proposals (highly recommended, to confirm scope)

• Scope/Relevance = eligibility criterion

• Remote readings will be used

• If you have questions, contact us!

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Scope

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High performance lasers–semiconductor, fibre, disk, …

–multiple applications

–brilliance

–beam quality

–high power

–ultrafast switching

–…

Core Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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High brightness, power efficient solid-state light sources for ICT & general lighting applications:

–blue laser diodes–white light sources–OLED–RGB projectors–…

Core Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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Optical fibres for high performance & for specific functions:

–speciality fibres–active fibres–highly non-linear fibres–40 GBit/s transmission–lasers & sensors–material processing–…

Core Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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High performance image sensors:–Covering the spectrum for different types of applications

–ultra-low light, single photon resolution–broadband–high dynamic range–high speed–colour sensing–reliable object detection–nm-scale images–…

Core Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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Sensors exploiting innovative sensing principles:

–near field effects–exploiting negative refraction–quantum effects–Plasmonics–…

Core Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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Truly cost-effective broadband core networks at 40 GBit/s or beyond per channel

Scalable, future-proof & economic broadband access & LAN

Supporting the “Network of the Future”

Application-specific Photonic Components & Subsystems

IP, STREP

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Minimally invasive medical diagnosis & prevention:

– reduce costs of diagnostics– biological process imaging– micro-surgery– non-invasive diagnosis– pathogen detection & identification– non-contact cell manipulation– “lab-on chip”– …

Application-specific Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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Sensing for environment, well-being, safety & security:

–miniaturisation of sensors–trace-gas monitoring–accident avoidance in vehicles–detection of hazardous materials–border control–…

Application-specific Photonic Components & Subsystems

e.g.:

IP, STREP

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Integration & manufacturing technologies:–Holistic approaches for reducing size and costs and improving performance, manufacturability & testability;

–Holistic approaches for increasing level of functional integration;

–Holistic approaches for advancing photonic/electronic convergence

• develop “standard” approach• address the whole “food-chain”

Underlying Technologies

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IP, STREP

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Design methodologies & tools:– Holistic & widely applicable approaches for

designing photonic components to improve design quality & efficiency,

– including modelling, simulation & characterisation

– develop “transportable” approaches

Underlying Technologies

IP, STREP

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Joint assessment by users of prototype components, subsystems or equipment (from EU suppliers)

Networking, integration and structuring of advanced photonics R&D capacities & activities

Complementary Measures

NoE

IP, STREP

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Access to centres of expertise and foundries

Raising the interest of young people in photonics and stimulating national schemes for graduate education

Consensus building and R&D strategies (incl. int’l cooperation)

Support Measures

CA, SA

SA

CA, SA

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Thank you for your attention