MEMS-metasurface Based Tunable Optical Vortex Lasers for smart free-space communication
Description of the granted funding
Novel technologies that enhance the capacity of communication networks without consuming extra frequency and time resources are highly desired to fulfill the ever-increasing demand for data transmission capabilities. META-LIFI will develop a breakthrough miniaturized emitter, which is suitable for power-efficient operation, adaptive modulation, and massive production at low cost, serving as an enabling factor for the next generation of smart free-space optical communication and Light-Fidelity (LiFi) Networks. META-LIFI will not only enable breakthrough improvements relative to state-of-the-art modulation of the light in the combination of the miniaturization of Nano-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NOEMS), giving rise to a new class of active metasurfaces, and their integration on a single device, but also will chart a path for high speed, smart free-space communication applications capitalizing on versatile and high-quality vortex beams for exploitation beyond proof-of-concept.
Show moreStarting year
2023
End year
2026
Granted funding
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
International joint call
Other information
Funding decision number
357746
Fields of science
Physical sciences
Research fields
Fysiikka
Identified topics
photonics, optics, laser