LOLIPOP Project

📢 Curious about the latest in #photonics? The LOLIPOP Project publications page is live with key research insights 🔬 👉 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/publications/ #LOLIPOPProject #Research #EUfunded

📅 Save the date | 11–12 June 2026 The LOLIPOP Project joins the @ePIXfab workshop on high-speed optical modulators in Belgium. 🚀 Connecting EU projects to advance photonic technologies. #Photonics #SiliconPhotonics #HorizonEU

🎥 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 @LolipopProject pushes silicon nitride photonics beyond passive waveguiding by combining TriPleX Si₃N₄ with LNOI and heterogeneous integration methods. #LOLIPOPProject #Photonics

🎤 OPTO 2026 delivering both the buzz & the brains! Lots of #photonics energy in SF — and yes, the @LolipopProject is vibing 😎✨ #LOLIPOPProject #Photonics #OPTO2026

📣 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 PCRL’s Dr. Charalampos Zervos presents work on lithium niobate on silicon nitride for integrated photonics. 📅 19 Jan 2026 — 2:45 PM PST 📍 Moscone West 🔗horizon-de-lolipop.eu/lolipop-projec… #LOLIPOPproject #Photonics #OPTO2026

✨ 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺! ✨ As the year ends, we thank our partners, collaborators, and the research community for their teamwork and shared achievements. #LOLIPOPProject #EUfunded #photonics

💡@LolipopProject is a #photonic integration project that aims to fill this gap, and enable the silicon nitride platform to make the next step and fully flourish. 🕵️‍♂️ Check out #LOLIPOP #presentation and #factsheet to learn more about the project 🔗horizon-de-lolipop.eu/public-documen…

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐎𝐏 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝! 👉 Check out our latest research hashtag#papers: 🔹 Broadband PureB Ge-on-Si Photodiodes 🔹 The impact of the Ge-Si interfacial barrier on the temperature-dependent performance of PureGaB Ge-on-Si p+n photodiodes 🔹 Folded electro-optical modulators operating at CMOS voltage level in a thin-film lithium niobate foundry process 📄 Find out more at 🔗 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/publications/ #PhotonicsEU | #research | #horizoneurope

📍 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗠𝟯𝟴 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗖, 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 On 7–8 October 2025, we met at IDLab–imec in Ghent, Belgium, for the LOLIPOP Project M38 plenary meeting, two days of 💡 updates, 💬discussions and 🤝collaboration! Our partners shared progress and next steps toward developing a lithium niobate–empowered silicon nitride platform for fragmentation-free operation in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. Also, we also had the chance to tour IMEC’s photonics labs and see cutting-edge technologies up close. 💡 We’re excited to keep advancing hybrid photonic integration and building high-performance optical systems. Stay tuned for more updates! 🔗horizon-de-lolipop.eu/lolipop-m38-pl… #LOLIPOPProject #EUResearch #EUfunded #ResearchInnovation #OpticalSystems #PhotonicIntegration

📢 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Our partners have recently shared work on: 💠 Thin film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits 💠Broadband Ge-on-Si photodiodes 💠Temperature-dependent performance of Ge-on-Si devices 💠Electro-optical modulators at CMOS voltage levels 💠Characterization of integrated lithium niobate structures 💠Open access foundry for TFLN-PICs 👏 Congratulations to all contributors! Click to find out more 🔗 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/publications/ #LOLIPOPProject #Photonics #Publications #Research

🌍 From 24–28 August 2025, the photonics community meets in Delft for the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (EOSAM 2025). In the EU Project Session, Dr. Homa Zarebidaki (@CSEMInfo) will present the ELENA Project (@h2020_elena), a Horizon 2020 initiative building a coherent European supply chain for thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits. Alongside ELENA, she will also highlight the @LolipopProject, where we are advancing polarization-based photonic integration using silicon nitride and lithium niobate. Together, these initiatives showcase how European projects are strengthening the #photonics value chain and advancing applications in #telecommunications, #metrology and #quantum technologies. 👉 Click to find out more 🔗horizon-de-lolipop.eu/lolipop-at-eos… #LOLIPOPProject #ELENAProject #Photonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HorizonEurope #ELENAProject #EOSAM2025 #EUfunded @europeanoptics

🎯 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝟰 👉 @LolipopProject is developing CMOS electronics with low power consumption and high bandwidth (up to 30 GHz) to drive the hybrid TriPleX PICs. At the core of this effort: ✅ Electronic drivers and transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) for LNOI modulators and Ge-PDs ✅ Multiple CMOS versions tailored for low power, high bandwidth, high linearity, or ultra-low noise performance ✅ TIAs for the squeezing source (Module-3) ensuring NEP < 50 pW/(Hz)¹/² and > 15 dB clearance above detector floor ✅ Full integration of drivers and TIAs with hybrid TriPleX PICs on circuit boards 💡 This innovation is not just about electronics, it’s about creating energy-efficient, high-performance circuits that enable advanced photonic functions in quantum and next-gen communication systems. 📌 Click to read more about LOLIPOP Project Objectives 🔗horizon-de-lolipop.eu/objectives/ #LOLIPOPProject #Photonics #CMOS #Electronics #PICs #GePhotodiodes #TriPleX #Semiconductors #ResearchInnovation #HorizonEurope #EUfunded

🎯 𝐋𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐎𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 #𝟯 👉 LOLIPOP Project is designing active elements and external cavity lasers (ECLs) on the hybrid TriPleX platform – delivering ultra-narrow linewidth (<10 kHz), wide tunability (up to 60 nm) and operation at 780, 905 and 1064 nm! At the core of this effort: ✅ GaAs-based multi-quantum well (MQW) structures optimized for high output power (>50 mW) ✅ Flip-chip bonded active elements integrated on TriPleX with precise mechanical alignment ✅ External cavity lasers using high-Q micro-ring resonators (MRRs) and Vernier effect tuning ✅ Phase shifters (PZTs) enabling fast reconfiguration at low power consumption ✅ Three high-performance lasers for SHG (1064 nm), SPDC (780 nm) and LIDAR/photonic neural networks (905 nm) 💡 This innovation is not just about narrow linewidths or tunability, it’s about building next‑generation laser sources to power advanced sensing, quantum optics, and photonic systems. 📌 Click to read more about LOLIPOP Project Objectives 🔗 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/objectives/ #LOLIPOPPRoject #Photonics #IntegratedOptics #GePhotodiodes #TriPleX #Semiconductors #ResearchInnovation #HorizonEurope #EUfunded

🔍 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁? At the 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in Shanghai, our partner CSEM presented their open-access platform for building advanced photonic chips using thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN). 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀: 🔹Standard design kits 🔹Packaging support 🔹Multiple fabrication runs per year It’s already powering innovation in EU projects like @LolipopProject and @SPRINTER_EU, helping turn research into real-world photonic technologies. 👉Click to read more horizon-de-lolipop.eu/1458-2/ #LOLIPOPProject #SPRINTERProject #Photonics #Optics #Research #Innovation

🚀 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗙𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! As part of the @LolipopProject, our team presented the poster: “𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆-𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆” 🔍 In this work, we demonstrated a hybrid photonic module combining thin-film lithium niobate and silicon nitride, enabling wavelength conversion from 1560 nm to 780 nm. Using optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR), we precisely characterized reflections at each integration facet, a key step for ensuring performance in nonlinear and quantum photonic applications. 📈 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳: • -27.8 dB (fiber–interposer) • -31.7 dB (interposer–PPLN) • -21.4 dB (PPLN–interposer) 📄 The full poster and article are now available online at 🔗 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/publications/ #LOLIPOPProject #PhotonicIntegration #QuantumPhotonics @LioniX_Int @PHIX_Photonics #QuantumTechnologies #OpticalSensing #HorizonEurope #OFS2025

🔍 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝗧𝗙𝗟𝗡) 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 (𝗣𝗜𝗖𝘀)? Presented by @CSEMInfo, it highlights key developments in building an open-access TFLN PIC foundry, including: ✅ A robust Process Design Kit (PDK) ✅ High-performance modulators, waveguides, and edge couplers ✅ Low propagation loss & high electro-optic bandwidth ✅ CMOS-compatible operation ✅ 150 mm wafer process with multilayer integration 📊 The poster also shares statistical results from recent fabrication runs, showing clear gains in performance and yield. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 🔗 horizon-de-lolipop.eu/lolipop-projec… 📢 Keep an eye out for what’s next from @LOLIPOP Project! #LOLIPOPproject #HorizonEU #EUprojects #EUfunded #IntegratedPhotonics #SiliconNitride #LithiumNiobate #Innovation #PICs