|
ACCORD is the Advanced Components Cooperation for Optoelectronics Research and Development - an experimental program funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union (IST-2005-2.5.1, Photonic Components).
Beginning in September 2006 and running for 3 years, ACCORD’s purpose is to:
-
Purchase at marginal cost pre-competitive photonic devices from innovative European companies and put them in the hands of European researchers and students, at no net cost to the university or to the company that furnished the devices and
-
Facilitate transfer of device evaluation results to potential end-users, assisting companies to access new markets and new applications.
Successful projects as a result of the 3rd Call for Research Proposals are as follows:
- ETH Zurich - Onefive GmbH: A high throughput terahertz spectroscopic imaging system for security applications;
- Institute for Photonic Technology Jena and Friedrich-Schiller University Jena - FASTLITE: Quasi-Multiplex CARS Microscopy with High Frame-Acquisition Rate;
- CNIT - Pirelli Labs: Integrated time domain optical interleaver for photonic-based full-digital radar receiver;
- University of Dundee - CONEREFRINGENT OPTICS S.L.: Resonator modes in the presence of passive element for conical refraction;
- Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde - Imagine Optic: Adaptive optics for improved resolution in optical sectioning microscopy.
The ACCORD Partners will now approach each of the participating parties to address issues that could lead to contracts being signed.
To keep up to date with developments in the ACCORD Programme please read the latest edition of the ACCORD Newsletter, downloadable from the News page. If you register with ACCORD (via the To Register page), the latest ACCORD Newsletter will be emailed to you.
The ACCORD Partners welcome feedback from all interested parties. Please use the email address in the Contact Us page and send us your thoughts and suggestions.
University Members - to suggest photonic devices that you would like to work with, please log-in to the Member's Area and use the "Collaboration Interests" field in your Member Profile to make suggestions. You can update this field using the "To Update Member Details" page in the Member's Area.
--------------------------------------------------------
The Third Call for Research Proposals by universities OPENED on 14 April and CLOSED on 16 May 2008.
The Second Call for Photonic Device Proposals by European companies CLOSED on 31 March 2008. The Call resulted in 15 offerings from 13 companies. For more details please see:
- Photonic Devices page
- Newsletter No.6 in the "News" page
- "Proposal List" page in the Member's Area (after the Login).
--------------------------------------------------------
Involvement in ACCORD is free of charge. Organisations wishing to participate are asked to register their interest and hence become a Member of the ACCORD Project by following the To Register link.
Registration with ACCORD allows log-in to the Member’s Area of this website which includes:
-
ACCORD Member List linking to Member Profiles consisting of contact, activity and collaboration goal details of Members;
-
On-line submission of a Proposal to ACCORD either to provide or research a photonic device.
ACCORD is managed by a Consortium comprising Interuniversity Microelectronics Center, European Photonics Industry Consortium, Multitel, Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale, Wroclaw University of Technology, Sagem Défense Sécurité, Scottish Optoelectronics Association and Perfos.
For detailed information on the European Commission's Photonics support programmes, see:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/photonics/home_en.html
For detailed information on the European Technology Program (ETP) for Photonics - Photonics21, see: http://www.photonics21.org
|
