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Fraunhofer HHI is sponsor of the 2024 ECIO edition

Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) in Berlin is a world leading research institution specializing in optical communication networks, photonic components, and fiber optical sensor systems.

With a focus on advancing optical technology for telecommunications, sensing, and quantum communications, HHI conducts cutting-edge research and development in areas such as fiber optics, integrated photonics, terahertz spectroscopy, and high-speed data transmission. 

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Programmable Integrated Photonics with Phase-Change Materials

Phase-change materials (PCMs) have emerged as a promising platform to modulate light in a nonvolatile manner—a reversible switching between their stable amorphous and crystalline states leads to an impressive refractive index contrast (∆n, ∆k ~1−3). The last decade has seen a growing interest in such a combination of properties for a variety of nonvolatile programmable devices, such as metasurfaces, tunable filters, phase/amplitude modulators, color pixels, thermal camouflage, photonic memories/computing, plasmonics, etc.

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Quantum Key Distribution with Integrated Photonics

Quantum computing’s rapid advancement threatens current cryptography, which relies on complex problems solvable by quantum computers. This necessitates the development of “quantum-safe” technologies for future network protection. Today’s data is also at risk from “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks, where encrypted messages are stored for decryption once quantum processors are available. This is especially concerning for long-term valuable information like financial records and medical data.

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Cutting-edge Integrated Photonics in Space

Integrated photonics has emerged as a transformative technology with significant potential for Space-based applications. This invited talk delves into the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities surrounding the use of integrated photonics in the realm of space exploration and communication. Focusing on the unique demands of space environments, the talk addresses key technological innovations that enable robustness, miniaturization, and enhanced performance of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) in space applications.

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Integrated photonic quantum technologies

Remarkable progress has been made in the development of hardware for quantum technologies. As a platform for quantum technologies, integrated photonics has enabled significant leaps for integrating many components, including programmable circuitry, photon sources and detectors. However, machines such as fault tolerant quantum computers appear to be a long way off for all platforms, including photonics.

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Visible light integrated photonics

presented by invited speaker Professor Joyce Poon, University of Toronto at the 2023 edition of this conference.

Joyce Poon is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, and Honorary Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Technical University of Berlin. She and her team specialize in integrated photonic devices and circuits for communications and neurotechnology. She received the PhD and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2003 respectively, and the BASc in Engineering Science (physics option) from the University of Toronto in 2002.

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