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Photonic-chip based ultralow-noise microwavescore

pureWAVE · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-05-01–2027-10-31

EC contribution

€150,000

Total cost

€0

Beneficiaries

1

About the data

Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call ERC-2025-POC · scheme HORIZON-ERC-POC · topic ERC-2025-POC. CORDIS record →

Objective

Microwave oscillators are essential for a variety of technologies, including mobile communications, radar, navigation, and data networks. However, current compact solutions, such as voltage-controlled oscillators, face fundamental noise limits. Although laboratory-scale optical approaches can achieve significantly improved performance, they often require bulky, power-hungry, and costly systems. pureWAVE aims to address this issue by implementing low-noise photonic oscillators on a scalable chip platform. If successful, pureWAVE will deliver chip-scale oscillators with phase noise two to three orders of magnitude lower than current solutions, enabling disruptive advances in mobility, communications, and data infrastructure.

Beneficiaries (1)

Organisation	Country	Role	EC contribution	SME
DEUTSCHES ELEKTRONEN-SYNCHROTRON DESY	DE	coordinator	€150,000

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Germany France Poland Spain Italy

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Security equipment Military vehicles Weapons & ammunition Military aircraft Warships & naval Military electronics

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