Project description Optical, opto-electronic, photonic functional components Show the project objective Hide the project objective WAPITI`s vision is the development/realisation settlement of a novel technology and its implementation in a new mesoscopic device generation that will enable crucial miniaturisation and cost reduction. WAPITI has identified waferbonding as the ideal/appropriate technology for the realisation of optical microcircuits integrating passive photonic / active optoelectronical and active photonic driven building blocks for novel functionalities and microsystems. WAPITI will demonstrate the potential and versatility of the technology in microring resonator building blocks in InGaAsP/InP bonded on GaAs wafers by realising ultra compact devices for MAN data rates: compact bus integrated microring WDM-lasers (1), high efficiency all-optical wavelength converters (2), and advanced multifunctional devices (3). (1) WDM lasers multiplexed in single mode waveguide technology (transparent bus waveguides) are a key building block for SDH/SONET and 2.5/10 GbE applications in the high volume MAN market. Attention will mainly be focussed on obtaining a small die footprint as this is the most crucial cost driving factor. (2) All-optical wavelength converters are key components in future versatile optical networks. WAPITI particularly aims to realise efficient wavelength converters based on novel passive bus/active microring architectures. (3) Furthermore, WAPITI will investigate, theoretically and experimentally, the possibility of realizing advanced functionalities (e.g. chromatic dispersion compensators, all-optical logic, optical mm wave generation) using the integrated microring structures. The device development will be supplemented by rigorous modelling and device analysis for component optimisation and exploitation purposes. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksoptical networksnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.2 - Optical, opto-electronic, & photonic functional components Call for proposal FP6-2003-IST-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. EU contribution € 519 500,00 Address Einsteinufer 37 10587 Berlin Germany See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all E V GROUP E. THALLNER GMBH Austria EU contribution € 106 500,00 Address GEWERBEGEBIET 4780 ST.FLORIAN See on map Activity type Other Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 145 000,00 Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 80539 MUENCHEN See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece EU contribution € 280 000,00 Address 30 PANEPISTIMIOU STR. 10561 ATHENS See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE Romania EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address EROU IANCU NICOLAE STREET 32B 023573 BUCHAREST See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution € 415 000,00 Address The Old Schools, Trinity Lane CB2 1TS CAMBRIDGE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data