Ultra-fast Graphene Photodetectors

Informations projet

ULTRAPHO

N° de convention de subvention: 971398

DOI

10.3030/971398

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 29 Avril 2021

Date de début 1 Mai 2021

Date de fin 31 Octobre 2023

Financé au titre de

• Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Coût total

€ 3 937 398,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 984 842,50

Coordonné par

GRAPHENEA SEMICONDUCTOR SL
Spain

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

Période du rapport: 2023-05-01 au 2023-10-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

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.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

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.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

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