CORDIS · 101167540 · HORIZON
ATHENS Active Hybrid Photonic Integrated Circuits for Ultra-Efficient Electro-Optic Conversion and Signal Processing
Coordinator: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE (DE)
Information and communication technology (ICT) crucially relies on the combination of two highly complementary fields: Microelectronics, which excels in processing and storing information using CMOS circuits and photonics, which is key to fast and efficient transmission of information over large distances. Electrical-to-optical conversion in photonic integrated circuits is what links both fields. While efficient conversion from optical signals to electrical signals is straightforward even at a single-photon level, electrical-to-optical conversion represents a key challenge with respect to eff…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €14.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2025-12-01 to 2031-11-30.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €14.0M toward a total project budget of €14.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2024-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE (DE).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2025-12-01 to 2031-11-30 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101167540.