PARTNERS
CSEM: Centre Suisse d' Electronique et de Microtechnique
Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), founded in 1984, is a private applied research and development centre specializing in micro and nanotechnology, system engineering microelectronics and communications technologies. It currently employs more than 400 people in Switzerland. It offers its customers and industry partners tailor-made innovative solutions based on its knowledge of the market and technological expertise derived from applied research.
The project work is particularly linked to CSEM's MOEMS and Nanophotonics activities. Its expertise in the fields of integrated photonic devices like mechanical activated optical micro-switches, photonic crystals, novel integrated waveguides, near-field optics and OLED technology, which comprises different cost-effective fabrication processes and simulation capabilities, provides a strong base for development of integrated plasmon detectors.
Project Co-ordinator: Dr Ross Stanley
Contact address:
CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA
Jaquet-Droz 1, Case postale
CH-2002 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
Email: ross.stanley@csem.ch
Photon Design Ltd.
Project manager: Dr Dominic Gallagher
Contact address:
Photon Design Ltd.
34 Leopold Street, Oxford, OX4 1TW
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1865 324990
Fax: +44 1865 324991
www.photond.com
Queen's University Belfast
At the Queen's University of Belfast the project will be carried out within the Nano-optics and Near-field Microscopy Group in the Centre for Nanostructured Media. The research in the Group is focused on the fundamentals of light-matter interaction on the nanoscale, nonlinear nano-optics and surface plasmon nanophotonics. The Group pioneered the studies of photonic applications of plasmonic crystals, active and tuneable plasmonic metamaterials and functional plasmonic nanowaveguides. The Group leads the UK national research programme on nanoplasmonics.
Principal investigator at QUB: Professor Anatoly Zayats
Contact address:
Centre for Nanostructured Media
The Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
United Kingdom
http://www.nano-optics.org.uk
Dresden Technical University
Principal investigator at TUD: Professor Lukas Eng
Contact address:
Helmholtzstrasse 10
D01062 Dresden
Germany
http://www.tu-dresden.de
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón
Most of the theoretical calculations of the project will be carried out within the photonics group of the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA). The ICMA is a public research institute established in 1985 as a join center of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish Research Council) and the Universidad de Zaragoza (University of Saragossa). The research in the Group is mainly focused on theoretical optics, photonics crystals, and metamaterials. During the last decade this group has been related to several innovative proposals in these fields, among other we could mention a theory for the extraordinary optical transmission, the spoof plasmon concept, beaming effects for plasmons, extraordinary transmission for quasiregular arrays, extraordinary transmission for acoustical and matter waves, enhanced transmission of optical s-waves, bistability and nonlinerar effects in plasmonic systems, guiding plasmons through channel and wedge plasmon polaritons, and scattering of surface plasmon by metal corrugations.
Principal investigator at ICMA: Professor Luis Martín-Moreno.
Contact address:
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA) &
Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada
Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de Zaragoza
C/ Pedro Cerbuna 12
E-50009 Zaragoza
SPAIN
VIGO System S.A.
VIGO System S.A. is known worldwide for innovations in the field of uncooled photodetectors operating in the middle and long wavelength range (2 to 16µm) of the infrared spectrum. The company produces high performance detectors for a wide range of applications including industrial, scientific, medical and military purposes. VIGO's mission is to replace the present generation of cryogenically cooled photodetectors in the middle and far infrared by a new generation of detectors without cryogenics.
VIGO's achievements in the development and manufacturing of infrared photodetectors:
- operating at ambient temperature or on thermoelectric coolers
- optimised for any wavelength in the range from 2 to 16µm
- with detectivity approaching the theoretical limit
- with very short, even subnanosecond, response time
- convenient and cost effective for practical applications
VIGO is ISO9001 certified.
Project manager: Agata Roszkiewicz
Contact address:
VIGO System S.A.
129/133 Poznanska Street
05-850 Ozarow Mazowiecki
Poland
Tel: +48 22 666 1406 / +48 22 733 5421
Fax: +48 22 665 2155
http://vigo.com.pl
Xenics NV
Xenics NV is designing and manufacturing infrared detectors, linear arrays, FPA’s and cameras. The main focus is on InGaAs devices and SWIR cameras.
The PLAISIR project will be mainly executed within the InGaAs Operations group, which is the largest European group active in the engineering of SWIR detectors based on InGaAs. The research and development will be oriented towards the amelioration of the detector performance (MTF, dark current and noise) by the reduction of the effective detector dimensions.
Xenics will also look into new applications for and new types of SWIR imagers with multicolor and polarization sensitive imaging.
Project manager: Jan Vermeiren
Xenics project team:
Koen Vanhollebeke – InGaAs technology
Kurt Breughelmans – Characterisation
Koen Jacobs – Application development
Contact Information:
Xenics NV
Ambachtenzone Haasrode 3227 + 3126
Ambachtenlaan 44
BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Tel: +32 1638 9900
Fax: +32 1638 9901
jan.vermeiren@xenics.com