Key Info
Duration: 2022-2026
Acronym: LOLIPOP
PI Name: Padraic Morrissey
Topic: CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-07
Title: Lithium NiObate empowered siLIcon nitride Platform for fragmentation free OPeration in the visible and the NIR
Coordinator: EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON
Total Participants: 12
Project No: 101070441
EU Contribution: € 4 996 729,25
Project Info
The EU-funded LOLIPOP project builds on TriPleX, a proprietary waveguide technology for photonic integrated circuits developed by the Netherlands-based company LioniX International, which satisfies the growing need for bandwidth and capacity in telecommunication and sensing applications. LOLIPOP will focus on equipping TriPleX with new functionalities by exploring materials such as lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI), an excellent material for high-speed light modulation; germanium, known for its high-speed and ultra-wide-bandwidth detection capabilities; and gallium arsenide, a well-established material for gain chips.
To combine LNOI and TriPleX, various hybrid integration methods, such as flip-chipping and micro-transfer printing, will be explored. For the germanium photodiodes, heterogeneous integration will be developed to achieve high detection efficiency in a broad wavelength range (400–1600nm).
