GRAPHENICS
Graphene-enabled on-chip supercontinuum light sources
| Coordinatore | VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
Organization address
address: PLEINLAAN 2 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Totale costo | 1˙184˙805 € |
| EC contributo | 923˙409 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-ICT-2013-C |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-12-01 - 2016-11-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
Organization address
address: PLEINLAAN 2 contact info |
BE (BRUSSEL) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII MATERIALOW ELEKTRONICZNYCH
Organization address
address: Wolczynska Street 133 contact info |
PL (WARSZAWA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: KARLSPLATZ contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Organization address
address: KINGS COLLEGE CIRCLE 27 contact info |
CA (TORONTO) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
To pave the way towards the widespread application of on-chip mid-infrared(MIR)-pumped nonlinear supercontinuum light sources, we want to introduce a paradigm shift in integrated nonlinear optics. Rather than relying on non-standard waveguide designs, large waveguide footprints, bulky MIR pump lasers and/or limited spectral coverage in strategies that could never comply with the requirements for widespread deployment, we target a major advance based on novel material physics and device design, eliminating these issues. Our goal is to develop a near-infrared(NIR)- and MIR-emitting, ultra-compact on-chip supercontinuum light source by exploiting practically unexplored optical nonlinearities of standard silicon waveguides covered with graphene. This groundbreaking dual-band source will be realized by cascading two devices which are based on graphene-covered standard silicon waveguides, and which enable for the first time broadband self-phase modulation in the MIR and power-efficient second harmonic generation in the NIR within an ultra-compact chip footprint. To ensure that the entire supercontinuum device including the pump laser is compact, we will in addition develop a novel, small-sized, and practical modelocked MIR Tm-Ho fiber laser to pump the supercontinuum generation. These breakthroughs carry a highly novel and foundational character, and fit very well within the framework of the FET Open FP7-ICT-2013-C call. Since the partners involved in this project have both the knowledge and the equipment to model, design, fabricate and pump graphene-based nonlinear optical devices, our consortium holds all necessary skills required to successfully carry out this 'high-gain/high-risk' project. In doing so, we will lay the foundations for graphene-on-silicon-based nonlinear photonic integrated circuits, and at the same time pave the way to the extensive use of on-chip supercontinuum light sources in real-life applications.