POLYNICES Project

📢 Quick reminder The POLYNICES Project video has been out for a while, have you watched it? 👀 Discover how we’re advancing photonic integration with innovative polymer platforms. ✨ 🔗 horizon-de-polynices.eu #POLYNICESProject #Photonics #EUfunded #Innovation #Quantum #THz

📢 New publication by GOTL! 3D-printed Bessel beamformer for THz waveguides now published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters (Early Access). 🔬 93.9% efficiency @ 275 GHz & stable propagation up to 35 mm 🚀 Scalable solution for THz & 6G systems 🤝 Supported by #POLYNICES #TERA6G #SPRINTER #TERAOPTICS 👉horizon-de-polynices.eu/new-publicatio…

📅 On 24 Feb 2026, the POLYNICES Project was presented at the #Horizon4Photonics Brokerage Event. 🎤 Dr. Dominic Schulz (Fraunhofer HHI) introduced POLYNICES’ work on polymer-based photonic integration enabling heterogeneous systems with Si₃N₄ chiplets, InP components, THz antennas, and an electro-optic PCB motherboard. 🤝 Great discussions with the European photonics community.

🚀 POLYNICES at #Horizon4Photonics On Feb 24, Dr. Dominic Schulz (Fraunhofer HHI) will present the POLYNICES Project and our polymer-based photonic integration platform enabling heterogeneous integration of Si₃N₄, InP & THz technologies. 🔬 THz FMCW spectrometer + integrated photonic quantum processors 📅 February 24th | 10:00 AM 📍 Horizon4Photonics 🔗horizon-de-polynices.eu/polynices-at-h… #POLYNICESProject #Photonics #HorizonEurope #THz #IntegratedPhotonics #EUfunded

UC3M PhD student Yuma Kawamoto presented work on silicon DRA-based THz transmitters on FR-4. Key results: • >200 GHz 4-dB BW • >5 dBi (100–220 GHz) • Apps in comms, spectroscopy & imaging 🎉 Congrats @uc3m! horizon-de-polynices.eu/polynices-at-s… #POLYNICESProject #THz #Photonics

💫𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!💫 ✨ As we step into the New Year, the POLYNICES Project wishes everyone growth, meaningful impact and the courage to challenge what exists to build what’s next. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚. 🥂🚀🌍 #PolynicesProject #EUfunded #NewYear

🌟 @POLYNICES_EU Project is paving the way for a general-purpose photonic integration platform that meets the demands of next-generation photonic modules, offering cost efficiency, high performance, scalability, and manufacturability. 📢 Explore our public deliverables to learn more! 🔗 horizon-de-polynices.eu/public-documen… #POLYNICES #Photonics #PhotonicIntegration #IntegratedPhotonics #PICs #NextGenPhotonics #PhotonicsPlatform

📚 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲? The POLYNICES Project team has shared new results on photonic chiplets, THz systems and quantum technologies. Take a look 👉 horizon-de-polynices.eu/publications/ #POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research #EUfunded

📡 @POLYNICES_EU Project 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗺-𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 Our partners at @uc3m and @UniofAdelaide are exploring innovative solutions for testing broadband, high-frequency antennas. 🔬 By using heterogeneous stacking of dielectric resonators, their work achieved: ✔️ Bandwidth increase from 4 GHz to 34 GHz (+750%) ✔️ High-frequency operation enabled by silicon micromachining ✔️ Simple, cost-effective manual assembly with micro-scale accuracy This approach paves the way for compact, accessible indoor test ranges, enabling better evaluation of advanced antenna systems (MIMO, phased arrays, etc.) and supporting developments in 5G, 6G and beyond. 📑 Check out the poster for more details or 👉 Explore more POLYNICES #publications here: horizon-de-polynices.eu/publications/ #POLYNICESProject @TERA6G #6G #antennas #mmWave #terahertz #photonics #research

📄 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 🤝 Our partners at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Grupo de Optoelectronica y Tecnología Láser (GOTL)) present a new dielectric rod waveguide (DRW) method to study materials at mm-wave and THz frequencies. By placing a sample on top of the waveguide, the evanescent fields reveal how the material absorbs waves and its refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k). 📊 Tests with polymers like COC, photoresins, PTFE, and PLA confirmed this as a simple, non-destructive, and accurate way to characterize materials, with direct applications in 5G, imaging, and security. 📌 Check out the poster to learn more. 📚 Find out more @SPRINTER_EU Project #publications at 🔗 horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publications/ #SPRINTERproject @TERA6G @POLYNICES_EU #THz #mmWave #Photonics #MaterialCharacterization #Research

✨ The @POLYNICES_EU Project consortium successfully held its 2nd Periodic Review Meeting online, bringing together all partners and the European Commission reviewers. 🔬 During the session, we presented the technical progress achieved in the second reporting period. The discussion also highlighted our upcoming milestones, dissemination activities and the broader impact of POLYNICES Project results within the photonics community. 👏 A big thank you to all partners for their dedication, and to the reviewers for their valuable feedback and guidance. With this momentum, we are excited to continue moving towards our project’s goals! 🔗 horizon-de-polynices.eu/polynices-2nd-… #POLYNICESProject #EUProjects #EUfunded

🚀 The @POLYNICES_EU Project was proud to see results achieved within our framework presented at the @International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (#IRMMW-THz 2025) in Helsinki! 💡 Our partners from Grupo de Optoelectronica y Tecnología Láser (GOTL) (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) showcased innovative research on: 🔹 Dielectric waveguides for non-destructive material characterization 🔹 Heterogeneous resonator stacking for enhanced mm-Wave probe antennas 🔹 Broadband THz absorbers with improved performance These contributions, realized in collaboration with the @TERA6G Project and @SPRINTER_EU Project, highlight how European partnerships are driving progress in Terahertz science and photonics integration. 👏 Congratulations to Ashish Kumar and Kalliopi Spanidou for their excellent presentations and to the GOTL team for their outstanding work! Click to read more 🔗horizon-de-polynices.eu/polynices-proj… #POLYNICESProject #TERA6G #SPRINTERProject #IRMMW #Terahertz #Photonics #EUProjects #EUfunded

🚀 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 At the European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO0252) in Cardiff, our colleague Jessica César Cuello (@uc3m) presented the poster “𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀” during Poster Session I at the Centre for Student Life. ✨ The work demonstrates how two optical pulse interleavers were monolithically integrated and tested on a single PIC, showing strong potential for next-generation high-speed optical systems. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: 📡 Frequency multiplication from 20 → 40 GHz 💡 Extinction ratios above 20 dB (up to 26 dB) ⚙️ Tuning range >15 GHz with integrated phase modulators 📏 Compact, robust, and scalable design These advances highlight how monolithic #PIC solutions can combine performance, flexibility and scalability, central to the vision of @POLYNICES_EU Project in enabling future optical communications and signal processing. This contribution was supported by #NextGenerationEU, the #EPICPackproject, @TERA6G Project and POLYNICES Project. Click to read more 🔗 horizon-de-polynices.eu/polynices-at-e… #POLYNICESProject #ECIO2025 #IntegratedPhotonics #OpticalCommunications #TERA6G #EPICPack #NextGenerationEU #ResearchInnovation

🙌 Proud to see our joint research showcased at IRMMW-THz 2025 in Helsinki! 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗺-𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝟯𝟯, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴 𝟮𝟬 || 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘠𝘕𝘐𝘊𝘌𝘚 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘈6𝘎 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘮-𝘞𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘏𝘻 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴. #TERA6G #POLYNICESProject #HorizonEurope #ResearchCollaboration #Photonics @TERA6G irmmw-thz.org/conference/

We are glad to share our upcoming contributions at European Microwave Week 🎉 Find out more 👇 linkedin.com/posts/gotl-76a… #EuropeanMicrowaveWeek #EuMW2025 #MicrowavePhotonics #DielectricWaveguide #RFPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #6GTechnology #RFSolutions #RFApplications #MicrowaveTechnology #Photonics #Telecommunications #Innovation #ResearchAndInnovation #Engineering #Science #FutureTechnology #STEM #Connectivity

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 As we add more advanced features to photonic chips, we often need to combine multiple PICs from different platforms. This improves performance but makes alignment and signal routing harder, which can lead to more losses and lower efficiency. Packaging is another big challenge. Right now, building hybrid PICs and connecting them to electronics usually happens in separate steps. With many PICs and components, traditional wire bonding becomes complex and expensive. 📊 Packaging alone can account for over 75% of a photonic module’s cost. Cutting this is crucial for making photonics more efficient and affordable. 🚀 The @POLYNICES_EU Project is tackling these challenges, aiming for faster, cheaper, and more powerful photonic systems. Click to find out more 🔗horizon-de-polynices.eu #POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research #EUfunded

📚 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲? The @POLYNICES_EU Project team has shared new results on photonic chiplets, THz systems and quantum technologies. Take a look 👉horizon-de-polynices.eu/publications/ #POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research #EUfunded