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Orientation-Patterned Gallium Phosphide for Integrated Nonlinear Photonics
Nonlinear optics is a thriving research field with numerous practical applications in advanced laser sources, all-optical frequency conversion, optical computing, generation of entangled pairs and quantum cryptography, supercontin... Nonlinear optics is a thriving research field with numerous practical applications in advanced laser sources, all-optical frequency conversion, optical computing, generation of entangled pairs and quantum cryptography, supercontinuum and terahertz-radiation generation. Traditionally reserved to bulk, tabletop optical systems increasing drive in the photonics community to scale these applications to fit on a chip. The main bottleneck in the convergence of nonlinear optics and integrated photonics is that the volume of nonlinear crystals needs to be reduced by at least a factor 7. Achieving such a volume reduction requires a major scientific breakthrough. The PANDORA project tackles this issue with the following combination: (a) a material with a high nonlinear figure of merit -- gallium phosphide (GaP); (b) apply orientation patterning to engineer and exalt the intrinsic nonlinear properties of GaP; (c) shape the resulting crystal -- OP-GaP -- into guiding structures that allow ultimate compactness. The cornerstone of the project is a recent result obtained by the PI and his team, showing that OP-GaP waveguides have the potential to outperform all existing nonlinear crystals with a form factor compatible with photonic integration. The PANDORA project proposes to build upon this result and draw out the full potential of OP-GaP as a single material platform for integrated nonlinear optics. ver más
31/05/2028
2M€
Duración del proyecto: 62 meses Fecha Inicio: 2023-03-06
Fecha Fin: 2028-05-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-03-06
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 2M€
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