Descrizione del progetto 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. Mostra l’obiettivo del progetto Nascondi l’obiettivo del progetto 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. Campo scientifico natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksoptical networksnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programma(i) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Argomento(i) ICT-2009.3.7 - Photonics Invito a presentare proposte FP7-ICT-2009-5 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinatore UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK Contributo UE € 373 231,00 Indirizzo WESTERN ROAD T12 YN60 Cork Irlanda Mostra sulla mappa Regione Ireland Southern South-East Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Conor Delaney (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM Belgio Contributo UE € 479 116,00 Indirizzo KAPELDREEF 75 3001 Leuven Mostra sulla mappa Regione Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Christine Van Houtven (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ADTRAN NETWORKS SE Germania Contributo UE € 85 948,00 Indirizzo MAERZENQUELLE 1-3 98617 Meiningen Mostra sulla mappa Regione Thüringen Thüringen Schmalkalden-Meiningen Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Ulrike Winkler (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato EFSTRATIOS KEHAYAS - LEONTIOS STAMPOULIDIS O.E. Partecipazione conclusa Grecia Contributo UE € 159 471,00 Indirizzo Ikoniou 13675 Athens Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Leontios Stampoulis (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato CONSTELEX TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Grecia Contributo UE € 0,00 Indirizzo ODOS IKONIOU 17 13675 ACHARNES ATHINA Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Leontios Stampoulis (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 203 015,00 Indirizzo MILTON ROAD 332 CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE PARK CB4 0WN Cambridge Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Tim Arthur (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato THE CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED PHOTONICS LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 689 219,00 Indirizzo B55 ADASTRAL PARK, MARTLESHAM HEATH IP5 3RE IPSWICH, SUFFOLK Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England East Anglia Suffolk Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Leigh Hepplethwaite (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato