Holographic surface Morphing for ready-to-use planar Photonic componentsbroad
HoloMorPh · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-04-01–2030-03-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDEROPEN · scheme HORIZON-EIC · topic HORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDEROPEN. CORDIS record →
Objective
The HoloMorPh consortium will develop the first sustainable, direct, closed-loop holo-lithographic platform that uses only light to fabricate, refine, and reversibly or stably lock-in ready-to-use planar photonic components. These miniaturized, high-performance optical elements, realized as micro- and nanostructured surfaces, can surpass traditional glass optics, while enabling ultra-compact, lightweight devices that drastically reduce footprint and complexity of the entire optical system. They promise a transformative impact on display technologies, optical imaging, and sensing. However, mass-producing high-quality planar photonic components remains limited by current multi-step lithographic processes that are inefficient, costly, and environmentally burdensome. HoloMorPh will overcome these challenges by combining innovations in digital holography, structuring-enhancing meta-optics, and light-responsive materials. The “holomorphing” process will include automatic self-optimization of surface geometries via a real-time feedback loop that integrates digital holographic microscopy as the in-loop metrology sensor, artificial intelligence, and a distributed cloud-based network to enable tuning of the ready-to-use optical elements while they form. HoloMorPh’s interdisciplinary approach leverages the complementary expertise of the team in materials chemistry, holography, meta-optics, machine learning, cloud computing, optical engineering, and environmental science to deliver customizable photonic components for augmented reality, beam shaping, and adaptive optics.
Beneficiaries (7)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II | IT | coordinator | €775,015 | |
| TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR | FI | participant | €628,600 | |
| INESC MICROSISTEMAS E NANOTECNOLOGIAS - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES PARA OS MICROSISTEMAS E AS NANOTECNOLOGIAS | PT | participant | €499,800 | |
| UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA | ES | participant | €330,500 | |
| LUSOVU, LDA | PT | participant | €319,750 | Yes |
| HOLOEYE PHOTONICS AG | DE | participant | €296,396 | Yes |
| ELOOP SRL | IT | participant | €270,506 | Yes |
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