Ultra-fast Graphene Photodetectors

Información del proyecto

ULTRAPHO

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 971398

DOI

10.3030/971398

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 29 Abril 2021

Fecha de inicio 1 Mayo 2021

Fecha de finalización 31 Octubre 2023

Financiado con arreglo a

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Coste total

€ 3 937 398,75

Aportación de la UE

€ 2 984 842,50

Coordinado por

GRAPHENEA SEMICONDUCTOR SL
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 3 - ULTRAPHO (Ultra-fast Graphene Photodetectors)

Período documentado: 2023-05-01 hasta 2023-10-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The ULTRAPHO project aims to validate and commercialise a novel photonics concept which will boost Europe’s semiconductor industry to a world-leading level in the field of photonics technologies and devices that use graphene to increase the data transmission capacity of optical fibres. The consortium will bring to market an ultrafast broadband graphene photodetector that is key for data centres and 5G infrastructure.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

Graphenea, AMO, Black Semiconductor (BLK) and Etteplan work together in order to accomplish the objectives set in the ULTRAPHO project and bring closer to the market an ultrafast broadband graphene photodetector product.

Silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers designed and fabricated by BLK and AMO are first shipped to Graphenea for graphene deposition, then to AMO for graphene device fabrication and then to BLK for optical and electrical interface development and photodetector performance measurements. Etteplan works on the automated assembly of the photonic components.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

Currently there are no graphene based photodetector products in the market and the current devices based on InP are very expensive, not compatible with silicon technology, and have only limited optical bandwidth. The graphene photodetectors of the ULTRAPHO consortium will operate in a much broader spectral range and the technology will be much cheaper compared to current InP technology.

Graphene photodetector