Description du projet PhotonicsAs the capacity demands for telecommunications continue to grow exponentially, the energy consumption of the network increases super-linearly with capacity. As a result, energy limits will constrain future growth, and this is predicted to be a significant brake on development of the global knowledge economy. The C-3PO project will develop a new generation of ‘coolerless’ and ‘colourless’ photonic components that will reduce power consumption, whilst enabling bandwidth growth and constraining cost. Taking a large modern internet data and switching centre with 5MWatt power consumption (44GWh/year) as an example, the ability of C-3PO photonic components to operate without cooling can lead to annual communications equipment and air-conditioning power savings of up to 4GWh, which will reduce energy costs by ~500k€/year for such a typical data centre. In addition, the C-3PO components will be ‘colourless’, or non-wavelength specific, which allows a single component type to operate at any wavelength in a dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) system. As such, C-3PO technology can be universally applied from low-cost and reconfigurable router interfaces for metro networks down to the end-user optical modem in fibre to the home/business networks. In detail, C-3PO will develop low cost photonic-integrated multi-wavelength laser sources with high temperature-stable performance and use these as ‘optical wavelength power sources’ to seed colourless and coolerless InP-based reflective modulators driven by power-efficient SiGe BiCMOS electronics. This will remove the need for use of expensive, thermoelectrically cooled tuneable lasers, leading to projected global annual equipment savings of more than 300M€ from data and switching centre applications alone. This saving would be achieved through simplification of optical and electronic hardware, the reduction of the need for thermal management and the elimination of manufacturing costs associated with device characterisation and the generation of individual laser tuning maps. The presence of major European industrial players in the consortium will enable rapid commercialisation of the project outputs, enhancing European competitiveness in the global telecommunications market and ultimately leading to new high technology jobs for European workers. Afficher les objectifs du projet Masquer les objectifs du projet As the capacity demands for telecommunications continue to grow exponentially, the energy consumption of the network increases super-linearly with capacity. As a result, energy limits will constrain future growth, and this is predicted to be a significant brake on development of the global knowledge economy. The C-3PO project will develop a new generation of 'coolerless' and 'colourless' photonic components that will reduce power consumption, whilst enabling bandwidth growth and constraining cost. Taking a large modern internet data and switching centre with 5MWatt power consumption (44GWh/year) as an example, the ability of C-3PO photonic components to operate without cooling can lead to annual communications equipment and air-conditioning power savings of up to 4GWh, which will reduce energy costs by ~500k€/year for such a typical data centre. In addition, the C-3PO components will be 'colourless', or non-wavelength specific, which allows a single component type to operate at any wavelength in a dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) system. As such, C-3PO technology can be universally applied from low-cost and reconfigurable router interfaces for metro networks down to the end-user optical modem in fibre to the home/business networks. In detail, C-3PO will develop low cost photonic-integrated multi-wavelength laser sources with high temperature-stable performance and use these as 'optical wavelength power sources' to seed colourless and coolerless InP-based reflective modulators driven by power-efficient SiGe BiCMOS electronics. This will remove the need for use of expensive, thermoelectrically cooled tuneable lasers, leading to projected global annual equipment savings of more than 300M€ from data and switching centre applications alone. This saving would be achieved through simplification of optical and electronic hardware, the reduction of the need for thermal management and the elimination of manufacturing costs associated with device characterisation and the generation of individual laser tuning maps. The presence of major European industrial players in the consortium will enable rapid commercialisation of the project outputs, enhancing European competitiveness in the global telecommunications market and ultimately leading to new high technology jobs for European workers. Champ scientifique natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksoptical networksnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Thème(s) ICT-2009.3.7 - Photonics Appel à propositions FP7-ICT-2009-5 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinateur UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK Contribution de l’UE € 373 231,00 Adresse WESTERN ROAD T12 YN60 Cork Irlande Voir sur la carte Région Ireland Southern South-East Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Conor Delaney (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM Belgique Contribution de l’UE € 479 116,00 Adresse KAPELDREEF 75 3001 Leuven Voir sur la carte Région Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Type d’activité Research Organisations Contact administratif Christine Van Houtven (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ADTRAN NETWORKS SE Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 85 948,00 Adresse MAERZENQUELLE 1-3 98617 Meiningen Voir sur la carte Région Thüringen Thüringen Schmalkalden-Meiningen Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Ulrike Winkler (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée EFSTRATIOS KEHAYAS - LEONTIOS STAMPOULIDIS O.E. Participation terminée Grèce Contribution de l’UE € 159 471,00 Adresse Ikoniou 13675 Athens Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Leontios Stampoulis (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée CONSTELEX TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Grèce Contribution de l’UE € 0,00 Adresse ODOS IKONIOU 17 13675 ACHARNES ATHINA Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Leontios Stampoulis (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 203 015,00 Adresse MILTON ROAD 332 CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE PARK CB4 0WN Cambridge Voir sur la carte Région East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Tim Arthur (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THE CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED PHOTONICS LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 689 219,00 Adresse B55 ADASTRAL PARK, MARTLESHAM HEATH IP5 3RE IPSWICH, SUFFOLK Voir sur la carte Région East of England East Anglia Suffolk Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Leigh Hepplethwaite (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée