2 years of ePIXnet

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2 years of ePIXnet

• 7 September 2006
• Lausanne

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Themes Objectives in 2006 Themes
Objectives in 2004 platforms added
Integration of research on

• Technologies for photonic VLSI
• Photonic Signal Processing
• Integrated Light Sources
• Advanced Materials
• Nanophotonics

Through

• Research Integration Platforms
• Joint Research Activities
• Joint Education Programs
• Exchange of Researchers
• Dissemination of Knowledge

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Y1Y2 Network Activities
Facility Access Activity

• FAA1  COBRA Access to monolithic integration
  of InP-active and passive devices
• FAA2  CNRS-ECLFrom 2 to 2.5 Dimensional
  Microphotonics based on Heterogeneous Integration
  Technology and 2 Dimensional Photonic Crystal
  membranes
• FAA3  IMECNanophotonic circuits in SOI based
  on CMOS-compatible process technology
• FAA4  EPFLSingle-Photon emitters
  characterisation facility
• FAA5  RWTH-AachenAccess to characterisation
  facilities for ultrafast photonic switches

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Y1Y2 Network Activities
Joint Research Activities

• JRA1 STAndrewsLithography limits for
  Nanophotonic devices
• JRA2 EPFL-IPEQPhotonic crystals Loss
  Analysis, Tuning and Technology
• JRA3 COBRAQuantum dot arrays with engineered
  linear and nonlinear optical properties
• JRA4 INSA-RennesHigh speed transmission based
  on chirpless quantum dot laser Source
• JRA5 ETHZ-ULPMulti-GHz semiconductor light
  sources
• JRA6 CAMBRIDGEPicosecond pulse sources for
  ultra-high bit-rate communication
• JRA7 TU BerlinExternal Cavity Lasers Built by
  Hybrid Integration in MicroMachined Packages
• JRA8 COMExploration of device concepts for
  all-optical switching at high speeds
• JRA9 FVB-PDIPhotonic Switches and Modulators
  based on Surface Acoustic Waves

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Network Activities Y3Y4
Facility access
Integration Technology Platforms

• Very expensive and unique infrastructure
• Strong group of users academic industry
• Offers stable and mature processes
• Has an economic viability
• Precisely defined functionality
• Manageable access

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September 2005

• Annual Meeting in Eindhoven
• 100 Participants
• Presentation of 14 Activities
• Industrial Workshop
• Renewal of Steering Committee
• Thomas Krauss
• Pierre Viktorovitch
• First ideas on Platforms
• Budget reworked
• Adapted budget rules Y2
• Reallocation of unspent budget to activities and
  platforms

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October 2005

• Reporting to the European Commission
• Financial report
• Formal Form C correct signed
• Detailed cost statement
• Annual Report
• Dissemination report
• Management report
• Publishable results
• Activity report

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November 2005

• Review Meeting in Leuven (Belgium)
• Steering Committee,
• Reviewers
• Project Officer
• Outcome Review Report
• Regarding highlights the technical achievements
  of each JRA and FAA are impressive
• there is some lack of interaction between the
  different FAAs and JRAs durable integration not
  yet clear for some
• The key point will be the development of a few
  integration platforms
• we would encourage the SC to be very selective
  and not to disperse the effort

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December 2005

• Platform Call
• An Integration Platform is a facilitator for
  advanced research and innovation in a particular
  sub-field of photonic integration in which the
  use of complex and highly specialized
  infrastructure and of the associated know-how is
  of key importance. The platform essentially
  allows for joint research through (cost-sharing)
  access to unique and expensive facilities and for
  knowledge transfer between all research actors
  involved
• Result 21 proposals for platforms!

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January 2006

• Steering Committee-meeting
• Photonic Integration Technology Platforms
• InP photonic integrated devices
• Silicon photonics platform (CMOS-compatible)
• Nanostructuring technologies for photonic
  integration
• Supporting Platforms
• Packaging platform
• High speed characterisation platform
• Modelling platform

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February 2006

• Activity Coordinators meeting
• Presentation and discussion of ongoing Activities
• Presentations of platforms
• Call for new Activities for Y3 and Y4, leading
  to 15 proposals

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March 2006

• Epixnet Winter school Optoelectronic
  Integration Technology and Applications5 days,
  20 lectures, 65 posters, 90 participants!
• Workshop on Quantum Dots

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April 2006

• ePIXnet at Photonics Europe
• Demonstration Kits
• QD Mode Locked Laser diode (Cambridge)
• Photonic Crystals (St Andrews)
• SOI Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (IMEC)
• DUV Process Evaluation Designs (IMEC)
• All optical Wavelength Converter (COBRA)
• SOI Nanophotonic Integrated Circuits (St
  Andrews, UPVLC, COM/DTU, AMO, IMEC)
• New ePIXnet Poster, Slide Show and leaflets
  presence at conferences and workshops

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May 2006

• Proposals for new Y3-Y4 activities
• 3-month long process between Steering Committee
  and Proposal coordinators to improve these
  proposals with respect to
• concrete and measurable targets
• harmonization of budgets
• interrelation between activities
• usage of technology and supporting platforms
• involvement of new partners (8 new partners 12
  new research groups)

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June 2006
NEW

• Activities are selected and approved by ePIXnet
  General Assembly

Passive SOI InP membrane Hybrid Integration Nano
Imprint Lithography Focused Ion Beam Non linear
SOI SOI modulator
Sensors InP AWG Signal Processing Photonic
Crystals infiltration Surface acoustic
waves Short Pulses QD Arrays InP QD
InP
Modelling
SOI
Packaging
Nano
High Speed Char.
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July 2006

• Submission of Request for contract amendment to
  European Commission
• update of detailed plans for Month 25-30
• general plans for year 3 and 4
• including platforms
• including new activities
• including new partners
• Preparation of Annual Meeting

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August 2006

• While most of you took holidays
• The ePIXnet secretariat continued to work
  (mostly at least)
• From 1 September 2006 onwards
• Lieven will reduce from 100 to 50 network
  secretary (and will start coordinating the
  modelling cluster platform)
• Dave Steyaert (MSc Eng. Physics) will join as
  50 network secretary

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September 2005 - August 2006

• Senior Staff Exchanges
• In year1 4
• In year2 7
• Junior Exchanges
• In year 1 30
• In year 2 45

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Conclusion

• ePIXnet has strong momentum and gains visibility
• We have a long-term vision about photonic
  integration
• We have concrete plans for year 3 and 4
• We have committed
• partners
• platform and activity coordinators
• steering committee members

We are building the future of photonic
integration in Europe