INSPECTRA

Silicon-photonics-based laser spectroscopy platform: towards a paradigm shift in environmental monitoring and health care

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITEIT GENT    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Totale costo	2˙183˙000 €
EC contributo	2˙183˙000 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2010-AdG_20100224
Funding Scheme	ERC-AG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-04-01   -   2017-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW  Organization address address: Kapeldreef 75 city: LEUVEN postcode: 3001 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Christine Cognome: Van Houtven Email: send email Telefono: 3216281613 Fax: 3216281812	BE (LEUVEN)	beneficiary	201˙600.00
2	UNIVERSITEIT GENT  Organization address address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 city: GENT postcode: 9000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nathalie Cognome: Vandepitte Email: send email Telefono: +32 9 264 3029 Fax: +32 9 264 3583	BE (GENT)	hostInstitution	1˙981˙400.00
3	UNIVERSITEIT GENT  Organization address address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 city: GENT postcode: 9000 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Roeland Cognome: Baets Email: send email Telefono: +32 9 2643329	BE (GENT)	hostInstitution	1˙981˙400.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The Principal Investigator and his team will open up new horizons in the field of laser spectroscopy through basic research on silicon-photonics-based Spectroscopic Systems-On-Chip (SpecSOC’s). The key question being addressed is: how can the powerful concepts of high-index-contrast nanophotonics be combined with the extreme accuracy of silicon technology and with the performance of hybrid silicon/III-V integration in order to create system-on-chip functionalities for advanced (bio-)spectroscopy. We will first focus research on integrated lasers or Laser Systems-on-Chip (LaSOC’s) capable of providing very wide wavelength tuning in the infrared, mid-infrared or visible. These lasers will have an unprecedented combination of properties. They will differ from existing semiconductor lasers in the sense that they combine the best of III-V semiconductor technology and silicon technology in unique cavity structures exploiting high index contrast in three dimensions. In the second phase of the project we will shift the focus from laser-oriented novelty to spectroscopy-oriented novelty and investigate SpecSOC’s with an unprecedented system performance that matches the requirements of mainstream real-life spectroscopy. We will explore coherent optical detection techniques for sensitivity enhancement, microporous coatings for on-chip gas sensing and implant-oriented tissue spectroscopy. Our research will lead to a paradigm shift in laser spectroscopy, in the sense that it will turn an advanced spectroscopy system into a small form-factor commodity system. This will have an enormous impact on applications such as point-of-care medical diagnosis and medical implants, monitoring of air, water and food quality. Furthermore the on-chip spectroscopy systems will be highly valuable for fundamental research.'