SPP 2314 - MLL-basierte Integrierte THz Frequenz-Synthesizers (MINTS) Phase 2

Overarching goal of the project MINTS (phase 1 and 2) is to investigate and demonstrate electronic-photonic THz frequency synthesizer architectures, which conform to the requirements of integration in silicon photonics and Indium Phosphite (InP) photonic technology. Improvement in phase noise performance of the electronic-photonic THz synthesizers ...

Duration: 09/2024 - 08/2027

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Meysam Bahmanian, Vijayalakshmi Surendranath Shroff, M.Sc.

LiDAR Radar Combi System

LiRaS refers to a novel sensor system which combines the advantages of Radar and LiDAR. The fusion of both technologies promises a high resolution survey of the surrounding and is therefore perfectly suited to support vehicles in public traffic.

Duration: 05/2024 - 04/2027

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: Stephan Kruse, M.Sc., Jan Brockmeier, M.Sc.

MID4automative: Mechatronic Integrated Devices for Automotive Radar Systems

Novel and innovative technologies like automated and autonomous driving will provide solutions to pressing global issues related to traffic. Autonomous cars will contribute by optimizing traffic flows, resulting in a more efficient use of energy resources and infrastructure. In addition, they ensure better traffic regulation, which results in fewer ...

Duration: 03/2023 - 02/2026

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: Stephan Kruse, M.Sc.

TRR 142 - Compact high performance photon pair source using ultrafast hybrid modulators based on CMOS and LNOI (C11*)

The project aims to study and demonstrate miniaturized sources of decorrelated photon pairs with high repetition rate. The goal will be achieved by jointly integrating high-bandwidth electro-optic modulators, and a specifically tailored parametric down-conversion (PDC) section, both in a lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. To obtain ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Christian Kress, M.Sc.

PhoQuant: Photonic Quantum Computing - Quantum computing evaluation platform

When a sufficient number of quantum particles are interconnected, quantum computers can handle tasks that are unsolvable for classical computers. This – among other unique selling points – is a major advantage of photonic platforms: Integrated architectures and sophisticated manufacturing processes offer an enormous scaling potential. The aim of ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2026

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht

Photonic Quantum Systems Network (PhoQSNET) - Quantum communication infrastructure

Data security is critical to modern society. From personal data and identity fraud to cyber-attacks threatening the integrity of sovereign nations, the need for secure communication and data processing has never been greater. While quantum networks address some of these issues, in that they can be provably secure for many cryptographic ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2027

Funded by: DFG

SPP 2314: INtegrated TERahErtz sySTems Enabling Novel Functionality (INTEREST)

The vision of the INTEREST SPP is to establish a well-defined terahertz community by following a holistic ‘integration’ approach in a dedicated coordinated initiative. The theme ‘Integrated Terahertz Systems’ will enable unseen functionalities and applications in the field of terahertz science and technologies. To accomplish this aim, effective ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2026

Funded by: DFG

FOR 2863 - Scalable THz Transceiver Impairment Model

Compared to radios operating at purely optical wavelengths or RF/microwave frequencies, the combination of extremely high absolute bandwidths and high relative bandwidths in the THz frequency regime, paired with the severe performance limitations of technologies operating in the so-called "THz-gap", imposes unique challenges on modern digital ...

Duration: 01/2022 - 09/2025

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Maxim Weizel, M.Sc.

Scale4Edge: Scalable infrastructure for edge computing

Scale4Edge is a joint project funded by the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), which aims to significantly reduce the currently relatively long development times and high development costs of application-specific edge components (platform concept). The approach pursued in the project is based on providing a commercial ecosystem for ...

Duration: 05/2020 - 12/2025

Funded by: BMBF

Contact: apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Müller

SPP 2111 - Ultra-Wideband Photonically Assisted Analog-to-Digital Converters (PACE) - Phase 2

Silicon-based analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), which operate at sampling rates in the double-digit GSa/s range, are state of the art today. Although these converters now operate at unprecedented sampling rates, the effective number of bits (ENOB) and analog bandwidth are improving only slowly. A major obstacle to further improvements in ...

Duration: 08/2018 - 03/2025

Funded by: DFG

Contact: Maxim Weizel, M.Sc.