Projects per year
Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
We focus on developing innovative photonic integrated circuits for switches and systems, network architecture, control and management aspects in areas such as data center networks, metro, wide-area, and quantum-optical networks.
Highlighted phrase
Overcome the latency, capacity, and energy bottlenecks in optical and quantum networks by using photonic integrated devices and system
Organisation profile
Research activities range from network design and software control, reconfigurable interconnects for telecom, datacenters, AI clusters, and quantum networks down to heterogeneous photonic integrated circuits and systems for enabling low-latency, fast network reconfiguration in real systems. Device work is complemented with design/fabrication and evaluation of HW and SW needed for device control. Software defined networks and Field Programmable Gate arrays are used to ensure high throughput, minimal end to end latency for data packets and scalable solutions. Additionally, we focus on innovative solutions for switching and routing in secure quantum-optical networks.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Profiles
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Arda Akin, MEng
- Electrical Engineering, Smart Optical Networks Lab - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Assad Bahari
- Electrical Engineering, Smart Optical Networks Lab - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Nicola Calabretta
- Electrical Engineering, Electro-Optical Communication - Full Professor
- Electrical Engineering, Smart Optical Networks Lab - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
Projects
- 7 Finished
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Wideband Optical Networks
Calabretta, N. (Project Manager), Wang, Y. (Project member), Calabretta, N. (Project communication officer) & Kraemer, R. (Project member)
1/01/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research direct
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Data center Optical Switch Network Application deployment and modelling
Calabretta, N. (Project Manager), Yan, F. (Project member), Xue, X. (Project member), Zhang, S. (Project member), Exarchakos, G. (Project member) & Rombouts, M. (Project member)
1/09/18 → 31/08/24
Project: Third tier
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PASSION
Calabretta, N. (Project Manager), Raz, O. (Project member), Stabile, R. (Project member), Tessema, N. M. (Project member), Li, C. (Project member) & Mukit, M. (Project member)
1/12/17 → 31/05/21
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Novel Wavelength Distribution Nodes Based on Photonic Integrated EDWA and SOA-Based WSS for Metro-Access Networks
Xia, S. (Corresponding author), Osornio-Martinez, C. E., Bonneville, D. B., Albores-Mejia, A., Zheng, B., Matsumoto, R., Raz, O., García-Blanco, S. M. & Calabretta, N., 1 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 44, 3, p. 1159-1166 8 p., 11272132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Scaling of Broadcast-and-Select InP-based Optical Switches for AI Clusters
Rombouts, M. P. G., 30 Sept 2026, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 178 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Time-Slotted SOA-Based Optical Switching for Low-Latency and Deterministic Metro-Access Networks
Freire Santana, H., 17 Jun 2026, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 133 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Datasets
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Replication data for fast quantum key distribution
Ahmadian, S. M. (Creator), Ruiz Ramírez, M. (Creator), On, M. B. (Creator), Singh, S. K. (Creator), Comellas Colome, J. (Creator), Proietti, R. (Creator), Yoo, S. J. B. (Creator), Velasco Esteban, L. D. (Creator) & Ruiz Ramírez, M. (Contributor), CORA Repositori de Dades de Recerca, 20 May 2022
DOI: 10.34810/data190
Dataset
Activities
- 1 Contributed talk
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5th International Symposium on Ultrafast Photonic Technologies (ISUPT2011), 15-16 Septmber 2011, Berlin
Calabretta, N. (Speaker)
15 Sept 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Press/Media
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Report Summarizes Data Centers Study Findings from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (Efficient and Fast Contention Resolution for Awgr Based Optical Data Center Networks)
Xue, X.
18/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Researchers from Alibaba Group Report Findings in Entertainment (On the Performance Investigation of a Recursive Fast Optical Switch-based High Performance Computing Network Architecture)
Yan, F.
19/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Polymer-Based Fab Process For Reprogrammable Photonic Integrated Circuits
23/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Implementation of Software Defined Electro-Optical Neural Networks
Kollmorgen, J. F. (Author), Stabile, R. (Supervisor 1), 31 Jan 2025Student thesis: Master
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Photonic Computing with Photorefractive GaAs Photonic Crystal Nanobeam
López Leyva, J. (Author), Fiore, A. (Supervisor 1) & Stabile, R. (Supervisor 2), Sept 2024Student thesis: Master
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Staebler-Wronski Effect in Free-Standing a-Si:H Membranes
Serpenti, V. H. G. (Author), Kessels, W. M. M. (Supervisor 1) & Raz, O. (Supervisor 2), 2023Student thesis: Master
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