Priority: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Advanced multi-sensing systems. Start: 01 January 2023. End: 30 June 2026.
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LIBRA introduces a smart multi-sensing system for the in-line screening of cultivation processes in bioreactors. The sensing technology of the project relies on the use of two photonic integrated sensors comprising a refractive index sensor based on asymmetric MZIs and a stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) sensor. A novel integration procedure of the photonic platforms together with disposable microfluidic modules and biofunctionalization units will result in a modular system with interchangeable components enabling the screening of nutrients and pathogens in bioreactor samples, according to the end users need. Furthermore, the LIBRA system will be able to be attached and integrated to various bioreactor systems regardless of their form factors, spanning from stirred tank to single use bioreactors. Within the project Optagon is developing the control electronics that are responsible for the operation of the refractive index sensor and the SRS sensor of the system.

Priority: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING: Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits. Start: 01 September 2022. End: 31 August 2026.
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LOLIPOP is working on the integration of lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) films on silicon nitride (TriPleX) PICs, aiming to develop a photonic integration platform that will offer the highest integration, modulation and second order nonlinearity performance in the entire spectrum from 400 up to 1600 nm. LOLIPOP will demonstrate the potential of this platform via the development of the first ever integrated laser Doppler vibrometers (LDVs) at 532 nm, the first ever integrated FMCW LIDAR at 905 nm, a set of photonic convolutional neural networks with record scale and computation speed, and the first ever integrated squeezed-state source for quantum applications at 1550 nm. Within LOLIPOP Optagon is designing the optical antennas and the entire circuit of the optical phased arrays (OPAs) that are responsible for the laser beam steering in the FMCW LIDAR of the project. Moreover, Optagon is developing the electronic units that control the operation of the hybrid TriPleX PICs inside the LDVs, the FMCW LIDAR, the convolutional neural networks and the squeezed state source of the project.

Priority: ICT-2018-2020: Application driven photonics. Start: 01 January 2020. End: 31 December 2023 (successfully completed).
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POETICS introduced a methodology for the hybrid integration and co-packaging of photonic and electronic components aiming at the development of optical transceivers and switches for datacom applications with Terabit capacity and ultra-high energy efficiency. In order to do that, POETICS relied on a photonic integration technology based on a silicon nitride platform, optical polymers, InP electro-absortion modulated lasers (EMLs) and external cavity lasers, as well as on high-speed electronics based on BiCMOS technology. Within POETICS, Optagon contributed to the system modeling work, and developed the control electronic units that were responsible to control the operation parameters (emission wavelength, linewidth, power) of the external cavity lasers and the configuration of the optical switches of the project.

Priority: ICT-20-2019-2020: 5G Long Term Evolution. Start: 01 November 2019. End: 31 August 2023 (successfully completed).
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TERAWAY leveraged optical concepts and photonic integration techniques and developed a common technology base for the generation, emission and detection of wireless signals within an ultra-wide range of carrier frequencies that cover the W (92-114.5 GHz), D (130-174.8 GHz) and THz band (252-322 GHz). The ambition of the project was to provide for the first time the possibility to organize the spectral resources of a network within these bands into a common pool of radio resources that can be flexibly coordinated and used. Within TERAWAY, Optagon developed the control electronics that were responsible for controlling the photonic mixers for the up- and down-conversion process in the W/D/THz transceivers, and configuring the optical beamforming network (OBFN) of the antennas. In parallel, Optagon contributed to the basic concept for the localization of moving nodes using THz signals and a symmetrical double-sided two-way ranging (SDS-TWR) method.

Priority: ICT-2016-2017: Photonics Key Enabling Technology 2017. Start: 01 January 2018. End: 31 January 2022 (successfully completed).
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3PEAT developed a disruptive photonic integration technology based on the hybrid integration of the silicon nitride platform with optical polymers having multiple waveguiding layers. Leveraging this technology, 3PEAT managed to develop a new generation of active and passive optical switches with large number of optical ports, sub-microsecond switching times and low power consumption, and a new generation of compact (photonic integrated) laser Doppler vibrometers (LDVs) with optical phased arrays (OPAs) for their laser beam scanning unit. Within 3PEAT, Optagon developed the control electronics that were responsible for the operation of the optical switches and the LDVs.