Projects
Active
INNOFIBER
Development of innovative optical fibre sensors for industrial applications, improving monitoring, measurement accuracy, and reliability in demanding environments.
PHOTOBAT
Research into photonic technologies for advanced battery systems, integrating optical sensors for real-time condition monitoring to improve safety, efficiency, and service life.
SKADI
Project focused on developing advanced photonic solutions for intelligent monitoring through optical fibre sensors, enhancing data acquisition and analysis for high-precision applications.
SYRENE
Development of innovative photonic technologies for advanced sensing solutions, enabling safer, more efficient, and more sustainable industrial and infrastructure systems.
ANBIT (ERC AdG) – Analog Photonic Computation (GA 101097092)
An ERC Advanced Grant developing a new “analog photonic computation” paradigm that uses programmable integrated photonics to perform real-time analog processing beyond the limits of digital electronics, with validation on fabricated silicon photonic chips.
UPVfab (Advanced Microfabrication Facility, UPV)
UPV’s microfabrication R&D and pilot-line facility, providing ISO-7 cleanroom infrastructure and semiconductor back-end processing capabilities to support research, prototyping, and technology development.
Inactive
SMARTMOORING
Development of intelligent mooring systems for marine energy applications using optical fibre sensors capable of monitoring loads and structural integrity in real time, enabling predictive maintenance and more efficient operation.
CALIFIBER (AVI + EU/FEDER) – Continuous Water-Quality Monitoring with Fiber Optics
A 2023–2025 project developing in-pipe fiber-optic cable sensing to continuously measure multiple physico-chemical parameters and monitor drinking-water quality in real time across distribution networks.
EOS-3D – Embedded Optical Fiber Sensors for Real-Time 3D SHM
A proof-of-concept project embedding optical fiber sensors (including multi-core fibers) into aerospace-like composite parts to enable real-time 3D structural health monitoring, validated with certified measurement equipment.
InTEnSO – Extreme-Temperature Interrogation with Optical Sensors
A project focused on improving optical fiber (FBG) sensors for harsh industrial environments by developing innovative coatings that boost mechanical/chemical resistance and maintain performance even under strong electromagnetic fields.
INESSE (ITN) – FIbre NErvous Sensing SystEms
A European Innovative Training Network aiming to “mimic a nervous system” using advanced distributed fiber-optic sensing, turning structures into stimulus-sensitive systems for early warning of damage and more sustainable operation of critical assets.
Microwave Photonics (PROMETEO/2017/103)
A research project advancing integrated microwave photonics and advanced MWP techniques, targeting high-impact applications such as 5G, IoT, autonomous driving, distributed sensing, and reflectometry-based inspection and security/biomedical systems.
Advanced Instrumentation (Microwave & Programmable Photonics) – Phase 2
An investment project strengthening PRL’s world-class measurement capabilities by acquiring next-generation equipment for microwave photonics and programmable photonics, supporting cutting-edge experiments, packaging/assembly, and future Horizon Europe/ERC competitiveness.
Advanced Instrumentation (Microwave & Programmable Photonics) – Phase 1
A first phase focused on upgrading PRL/iTEAM’s state-of-the-art lab infrastructure for microwave photonics and programmable photonics, enabling advanced measurements and characterization for emerging high-frequency/photonic concepts.
Advanced Instrumentation Service – Microwave Photonics Research Lab Upgrade (started 2016)
A lab-instrumentation project to expand PRL’s test and measurement capability (including high-frequency characterization up to tens of GHz and beyond), supporting advanced MWP links/systems and 5G-related experimentation.
PICs4All (GA 687777) – Photonic Integrated Circuits Accessible to Everyone
An H2020 coordination and support action designed to lower barriers to photonic integrated circuits by building a European network of Application Support Centres, offering training and hands-on support to academia and SMEs for PIC design, fabrication (MPW runs), testing, and packaging.
COST Action CA19111 – NEWFOCUS (Optical Wireless Communications)
A European networking action accelerating future optical wireless communication technologies, coordinating research and community activities (working groups, meetings, training schools, and exchanges) toward next-generation wireless systems.
EUIMWP – European Network for High-Performance Integrated Microwave Photonics (COST)
A COST network consolidating the integrated microwave photonics community, promoting knowledge exchange and technology benchmarking to define performance indicators and future requirements for high-performance scenarios (e.g., 5G, automotive, aerospace).