Cost-effective Multi-wavelength Laser System

Project Information

MULTIWAVE

Grant agreement ID: 18074

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2005

End date 31 October 2007

Funded under

• Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 2 087 499,00

EU contribution € 1 490 608,00

Coordinated by

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH - SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Switzerland

Objective

The deployment of wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) systems has allowed for unparalleled network upgrading in network capacity and transmission lengths. As WDM technology advances towards cost-sensitive Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) and even Access Networks, a major problem identified is the high complexity and cost of WDM transmitters. WDM test and network architectures currently rely on large banks of continuous-wave lasers, which are often tunable in wavelength. Each single laser source acts as an optical source for a single wavelength (channel), requiring its own drive electronics and current/temperature controlling. Aside from the high initial cost of this approach, upgrading such high capacity WDM network means adding a laser source for each additional channel required leading to unacceptable installation cost. MULTIWAVE aims at developing a compact, cost-effective light source suitable for deployment in current and future broadband optical networks, reducing the complexity of the transmitter architecture and relaxing the demands on power, heat, inventory and space of optical network terminals. MULTIWAVE will provide a single plug-and-play device that can be used as a high-channel-count, multi-wavelength optical source with a potential to cover all optical telecommunication windows. MULTIWAVE was conceived and designed giving highest priority to cost-effectiveness and upgradeability. The proposed optical source is based on a solid theoretical understanding and preliminary research activity shows promising results. MULTIWAVE envisages the development of a complete WDM optical source, significantly broadening the expertise of the partners and strengthening the SMEs participating as well the European position in the world-wide market of optical telecommunications.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › telecommunications networks › optical networks
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › fibre optics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

Programme(s)

• FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology)

Call for proposal

FP6-2003-SME-1
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Funding Scheme

Data not available

Coordinator

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH - SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; ZURICH ; Switzerland
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

CRYSTAL FIBRE A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Blokken 84 ; BIRKEROED
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS OF THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PATISSION 42 ; ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

PHOTON LASEROPTIK GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: LUDWIDTSTRASSE 13 ; RODGAU
• Total cost: No data

SLS OPTICS LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: TROMODE ESTATE, CARRS LANE ; TROMODE, ISLE OF MAN
• Total cost: No data

TIME-BANDWIDTH PRODUCTS INC.

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Technoparkstrasse 1 ; ZURICH
• Total cost: No data