Current projects
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RETINA
Photonic Multi-beam Beamforming Technology enabling RADAR/LiDAR Multi-sensor Fusion platforms for Aerospace and Automated Driving applications
EU Project ID: 101135529
Duration: December 2023 - November 2027
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PARALIA
Photonic Multi-beam Beamforming Technology enabling RADAR/LiDAR Multi-sensor Fusion platforms for Aerospace and Automated Driving applications
(Funded by: EU)
Duration: January 2023 - June 2026
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Space FIT
Research on compact QKD receiver payloads for high-altitude platforms and satellites
(Funded by the state of Berlin - Co-funded by the European Union (EU))
Duration: October 2024 - September 2027
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QuNET+DECODE
optimizeD cohErent reCeiver fOr cv-qkD systEms
Program Indentification Code: QuNet+
(Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: December 2022 – November 2025
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QuNET+RECONNAITRE
Complexity-Optimised Quantum Receiver with Free Beam Interface
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Network Coordinator: Pixel Photonics GmbH
Duration: January 2022 - December 2024
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HiCONNECTs
The EU-funded HiCONNECTs project aims to develop cloud and edge computing platforms that are sustainable, energy-efficient, and bring cloud services closer to end users.
Duration: January 2023 – December 2025
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GATEPOST
The GATEPOST project will develop the first-of-its-kind 2D materials (2DM) based non-linear photonics platform for optical computing.
Duration: October 2023 – September 2026
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PATTERN
PATTERN aims to revolutionize microwave photonics by introducing the world's first PDK for ultra-high frequencies above 100 GHz, incorporating InP, LNOI, and novel materials like YIG to advance PIC capabilities and surmount existing high-frequency packaging challenges.
Duration: September 2022 - August 2026
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Qu-Pilot & Qu-Test
Pilot lines, open testing and experimentation for quantum technologies
Programm Indentification Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-06-SGA & HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-06-SGA
Project ID: 101113983 & 101113901
(Co-funded by the European Commission)
Duration: April 2023 – September 2026
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QSNP
Quantum Secure Networks Partnership
Programm Indentification Code: HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-04-SGA
Project ID: 101114043
(Co-funded by the European Commission)
Duration: March 2023 – August 2026
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VOMBAT
Miniaturised entanglement source in the telecom sector based on AlGaAs Bragg reflection waveguides
Programm Indentification Code: Hochleistungskomponenten und optimierte Materialien für die Quantenkommunikationen
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: March 2023 – February 2026
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QuNET+LORELAY
LOw-noise and REliable LAser sources for continuous-variable quantum keY distribution
Programm Indentifizierungs Code: QuNET+
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: December 2022 – November 2025
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POLYNICES
POLYmer based electro-optic PCB motherboard integration with Si3N4 Chiplets, InP Components and Electronic ICs enabling affordable photonic modules for THz Sensing and quantum computing applications
Programm-Call Identifier: HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
Projekt ID: 101070549
(Co-funded by the European Commission's under the Horizon Europe programme)
Duration: January 2023 – June 2026
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TERA6G
TERAhertz integrated systems enabling 6G Terabit-per-second ultra-massive MIMO wireless networks
Programm-Call Identifier: HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022
Project ID: 101096949
(Co-funded by the European Commission's under the Horizon Europe programme)
Duration: January 2023 – June 2026
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SPRINTER
Low-coSt and energy-efficient hybrid Photonic integrated circuits for fibeR-optic, freespace optical and mmWave commuNication systems supporting Time critical networking in industrial EnviRonments
(Funded by the European Union)
Duration: September 2022 – August 2025
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PHOENICS
Photonic Enabled Petascale IN-memory Computing with femtojoule energy consumption (PHOENICS)
(Funded by the European Union)
Duration: January 2021 - December 2024
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PhLEXSAT
Photo-Digital Channelizer for Flexible Digital High Throughput Satellites
(Funded by the European Union)
Duration: November 2020 - April 2023
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TERAmeasure
Non-contact millimeter and Terahertz frequency measurement paradigm for instrumentation and sensing applications unlocking metrology-grade results
(Funded by the European Union)
Duration: November 2019 – October 2023
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PhotonHub Europe
One-Stop-Shop Open Access to Photonics Innovation Support for a Digital Europe
(Funded by the European Union)
Duration: January 2021 – April 2025
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PolyChrome Berlin
PolyChrome Berlin - Photonics for Sensing
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: September 2022 – August 2025
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Silhouette
Silicon Photonics for Trusted Electronic System
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: May 2021 – May 2024
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QuNET
Demonstration experiment on communication using quantum technologies
(Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
Duration: January 21 – December 2025
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RAINBOW
Hyperspectral photonic integration platform
(Fraunhofer PREPARE Project)
Duration: April 2022 – March 2025
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AUTOHYB
Automated hybrid photonic integration for sensing and quantum technologies
(Fraunhofer SME Project)
Duration: July 2021 – June 2024