Photonics is a key technology for the economy of the 21st century. It impacts on many important European industries, such as telecommunication, lighting, environment, health care and life sciences, safety and security. In keeping with its greater importance for Europe, Photonics has been given a higher profile in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and Photonics related research and development is supported in different areas of FP7. The purpose of this web site is to give an overview of these different activities and to provide contacts and links where more detailed information can be found.
Below is a list of topics which were presented at the Photonics21 annual meeting held in Brussels on 5 December 2006. Presentations and links to the Work Programme will be added as soon as possible.
You can use the links below to contact the relevant people in the European Commission for more information on their respective areas of research:
- Photonics Components and Subsystems (1.403KB) - Ronan Burgess,
- Communication technologies (2.242KB) - Manuel Monteiro,
- Nanosciences (NMP) - Heico Frima,
- Materials (NMP) (674KB) - Anna Roig,
- New Production (NMP) (674KB) - Jyrki Suominen,
- Organic and large-area electronics and display systems (3MB) - Marc Boukerche,
- Research for the benefit of SMEs (223KB) - Joerg Niehoff,
- Future and Emerging Technologies (205KB) - Gustav Kalbe.
Useful links
- Directory of European Photonics Expertise in Research (photonics expertise in the New Member States)
Last updated on: 2007-05-22