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Light wave Architectures for the processing of Broadband Electronic Signals

Objective

LABELS aims at exploring the emerging possibilities to process microwave signals in the optical domain, which will be a key technology for implementing next-generation mobile communications systems and future optical internet works. The project will explore and innovate in the design, fabrication, modelling, and characterization of light wave architectures suitable for the processing and filtering of RF, microwave and millimetre wave signals falling into the two above referenced general groups of application. Furthermore, this is to be accomplished on an European scale, aiming to position the European Union on a privileged and world leading position in this field of optoelectronics technology.

Work description:
To obtain the objectives described above, the overall project is structured into 5 workpackages. The first is the one allocated for the management aspects of LABELS, ensuring that the consortium works towards the stipulated technical objectives, following the budget and the timing of the project phases.
Workpackage 2 devoted to Light wave Architectures for Microwave filtering and processing for RF systems, deals with the design, modelling, simulation, construction, measurement and test in a small scale demonstrator of novel structures for RF filters based on optical processing either in guided wave or in free space format. Novel technologies such as Fibre Bragg Gratings, will be explored for the guided wave approach. The design will focus its efforts in obtaining state of the art filters with high quality features as High frequency Range, Fast Tune ability, and complex filter transfer functions. A small scale test-bed will be assembled to demonstrate the operation of the obtained devices.
Workpackage 3, Light wave Architectures for Microwave filtering and processing in Optical Internet works , deals with the study and application of Microwave Photonics techniques to the processing of routing and management information conveyed by RF sub carriers within an optical channel directly in the optical domain. These include label filtering without affecting the data payload, label erasing, label writing and integration with the payload and subsequent wavelength conversion if required. We will specifically address solutions to be implemented in core nodes operating with DWDM. A small scale test-bed will be assembled to demonstrate the operation of the label swapping subsystem in a WDM environment.
Workpackage 4, comprises all assessment, both of technical character and of commercial exploitation potential, e.g. divide cost against performance and functionality.

Finally, workpackage n5, deals with a) IPR issues, b)scientific publications, c)Commercial development study.

Milestones:
The Major milestones to be achieved within the project are:
1) The design and implementation of high quality, tunable (130 MHz-20 GHz) and flexible photonic transversal filters for microwave signals based either on optical fiber and free space technologies;
2) The design and implementation of photonic RF Filters for very high frequency signals (28 GHz and 60 GHz) based on Bragg gratings and;
3) The design of photonic RF filters for label swapping in packet switched optical internet works.

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UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
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CAMINO DE VERA S/N
46022 VALENCIA
Spain

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