EPFL leads 14-million-euro EU projects in optomechanical technologies

A mechanically compliant capacitor: the key element of microwave optomechanical devices. Fabricated at EPFL's Center for MicroNanoTechnology. Daniel Toth/EPFL. EPFL's Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements , led by Professor Tobias J. Kippenberg, will coordinate two Horizon 2020 projects for a total of '14 million. The projects will be carried out through two parallel collaborations, Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies (HOT) and Optomechanical Technologies (OMT). The projects stem from very competitive calls of Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Proactive ('10m) and of Marie Curie European Training Network ('4m), with success rates of 3% and 6% respectively. Key players from academia and leading industries (IBM, Bosch, Thales, Hitachi, STMicroelectronics) will unite to strengthen Europe's leadership in quantum optomechanics.