Project description
Micro assembled optical transceivers for data centre applications
Today's data centres, which underpin software such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, rely on optical transceivers to move information between servers. Hundreds of thousands of such transceivers are installed yearly. Despite this being a mass market, assembly of electronics and optics into a transceiver is still a step-by-step process, which makes it difficult to increase throughput and drive down cost. The EU-funded Caladan project is harnessing micro-transfer printing technology to move from sequential assembly to a manufacturing process in which thousands of transceivers are assembled in one parallel step. In addition, novel vision and robotic based assembly systems are being developed to automate fibre attachment to drive down assembly time and cost.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibers
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsoptoelectronics
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation action
Coordinator
3001 Heverlee
Belgium
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Participants (9)
T12 YN60 Cork
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15236 Frankfurt Oder
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Participation ended
2 Dublin
44263 Dortmund
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
20692 Yokneam
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D24T683 Dublin
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28832 Achim
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
4782 St Florian Am Inn
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D02 A342 Dublin
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