Field Programmable Photonic Arrays (FPPAs)

Project

Date

2019 - 2021

Acknowledgements

Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have revolutionised the electronics industry. As their name implies, they are integrated circuits that can be programmed or reprogrammed by the customer to any required functionality or application after manufacturing - i.e. in the field. Now, the EU-funded FPPAs project is preparing a spin-off company to commercialise its technology that moves from programmable digital logic operations to optical interference for very high-speed analogue operations. The newly christened field-programmable photonic array (FPPA) could revolutionise the market now dominated by almost as many optical circuits for specific tasks as there are applications. An optical programmable chip could reduce design and fabrication costs while ushering in a new era of optical innovation.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 859927

Partner

European Research Council (ERC) - Proof of Concept

Principal investigator

José Capmany Francoy

Project URL

cordis.europa.eu

Research Areas

Photonics

Research Group

Photonics Research Labs (PRL)

Budget

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