IN A NUTSHELL

ELENA is an acronym for the full project title

“European electro-optic and nonlinear PIC platform based on lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI)”

ELENA will develop the first European LNOI PIC (photonic integrated circuit) platform, accessible to all interested entities in the form of an open foundry service.

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KEY FACTS

ELENA is a 42-month research and innovation project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme (grant number 101016138).

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ELENA aims to:

develop a novel platform for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on lithium niobite on insulator (LNOI);
establish the first European open-access foundry to the LNOI technology;
prepare the ground for a fully European supply chain for this foundry.

The ELENA consortium consists of renowned European research bodies and industry partners and combines all competencies for delivering disruptive high-performing LNOI PIC solutions that will benefit the entire photonics sector.

THE PROJECT

ELENA will also prepare the key steps for a fully European supply chain to support the LNOI PIC platform. To this end, ELENA will:

ESTABLISH

a process to produce 150 mm optical grade LNOI wafers on an industrial scale

MATURE

a reliable wafer-scale fabrication process for low-loss LNOI PICs for the foundry offering

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DESIGN

the world’s first process design kit (PDK) library of standard PIC building blocks for the LNOI platform and make it accessible through PIC design software

DEMONSTRATE

the technology and validate the results by developing 4 PIC prototypes designed by 3 “end-user” partners covering telecom, quantum technologies and microwave photonics