
@HorizonEU funded project (GA 101070549) providing a general-purpose photonic integration platform
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๐ Our Publications page has been updated!
Explore the latest POLYNICES Project research on photonic chiplets, THz systems & quantum technologies.
๐ Discover our latest publications:
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#POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research
๐ข New POLYNICES-related publication!
A new study in the Journal of Applied Physics presents a non-contact dielectric-waveguide method for sensitive material characterization at terahertz frequencies, supporting integrated THz technologies.
Congratulations to all authors! ๐
pubs.aip.org/jap/article/140โฆ
#POLYNICES #Terahertz #Photonics #HorizonEurope
๐ POLYNICES antenna technology at the ePIXfab Workshop
Dr. Asrin Piroutiniya from LeapWave Technologies presented work related to the #POLYNICES Project, showcasing the projectโs dielectric rod waveguide antenna integrated in a flip-chip THz transmitter architecture.
A great opportunity to share POLYNICES outcomes with the #Photonics and #THz communications community.
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#AntennaTechnology #IntegratedPhotonics #HorizonEurope #EUfunded
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ?
The POLYNICES Project team continues to share new research results and technical insights on photonic chiplets, THz systems, and quantum technologies.
Explore the latest publications and catch up on our recent work
๐ horizon-de-polynices.eu/publโฆ
#POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research #EUfunded
๐ Discover the POLYNICES Project public materials!
Explore the leaflet, presentation and factsheet for a quick overview of the projectโs goals, technology and impact in integrated photonics.
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#POLYNICESProject #Photonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HorizonEurope #EUFunded
Congratulations to Jelmer Bellert on successfully completing his master's thesis! ๐
Great to see research advancing photonic integration and packaging technologies for future applications in photonics.
#POLYNICES #Photonics #Innovation #Research
Congrats to Jelmer Bellert on completing his MSc thesis at PHIX, cum laude! ๐
His work at Saxion lowered thermocompression bonding temperatures for PIC to electro-optical PCB integration, supporting the @POLYNICES_EU consortium and advancing the state of the art in #photonics.
๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ?
POLYNICES Project is investigating path-length compensation strategies inside OBFN photonic architectures, where even small routing differences can affect synchronization and beamforming stability.
Current work includes:
๐น Equal optical path routing
๐น Integrated phase shifter concepts
๐น Blass-matrix optimization
๐น Multi-channel photonic distribution architectures
These developments contribute to more scalable and stable photonic-assisted THz systems.
Click to learn more about the POLYNICES Project horizon-de-polynices.eu/
#POLYNICESProject #EUfunded #Photonics #Beamforming #THz #PICs #IntegratedPhotonics #Research #Innovation #HorizonEurope
๐ฌ Advancing mmWave & terahertz photonics through new #publications and conference contributions.
From THz absorbers to antennas and waveguides, POLYNICES is driving next-gen high-frequency systems.
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#POLYNICES #Photonics #Terahertz #mmWave
๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ! ๐
๐ท May this time of year bring renewed energy, creativity and positive momentum.
โจ While advancing photonic integration together, we truly appreciate the continued engagement and trust of our partners and wider network across Europe.
๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ต ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ซ๐ธ๐ป๐ช๐ฝ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ, ๐ผ๐พ๐น๐น๐ธ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ผ โ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ณ๐ธ๐ ๐ช ๐ซ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ณ๐ธ๐๐ฏ๐พ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป!
#POLYNICESProject #HappyEaster #Easter2026 #EasterVibes #SpringSeason #EUfunded
๐ข Quick reminder
The POLYNICES Project video has been out for a while, have you watched it? ๐
Discover how weโre advancing photonic integration with innovative polymer platforms. โจ
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#POLYNICESProject #Photonics #EUfunded #Innovation #Quantum #THz
๐ข New publication by GOTL!
3D-printed Bessel beamformer for THz waveguides now published in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters (Early Access).
๐ฌ 93.9% efficiency @ 275 GHz & stable propagation up to 35 mm
๐ Scalable solution for THz & 6G systems
๐ค Supported by #POLYNICES #TERA6G #SPRINTER #TERAOPTICS
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On 24 Feb 2026, the POLYNICES Project was presented at the #Horizon4Photonics Brokerage Event.
๐ค Dr. Dominic Schulz (Fraunhofer HHI) introduced POLYNICESโ work on polymer-based photonic integration enabling heterogeneous systems with SiโNโ chiplets, InP components, THz antennas, and an electro-optic PCB motherboard.
๐ค Great discussions with the European photonics community.
๐ POLYNICES at #Horizon4Photonics
On Feb 24, Dr. Dominic Schulz (Fraunhofer HHI) will present the POLYNICES Project and our polymer-based photonic integration platform enabling heterogeneous integration of SiโNโ, InP & THz technologies.
๐ฌ THz FMCW spectrometer + integrated photonic quantum processors
๐
February 24th | 10:00 AM
๐ Horizon4Photonics
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#POLYNICESProject #Photonics #HorizonEurope #THz #IntegratedPhotonics #EUfunded
UC3M PhD student Yuma Kawamoto presented work on silicon DRA-based THz transmitters on FR-4.
Key results:
โข >200 GHz 4-dB BW
โข >5 dBi (100โ220 GHz)
โข Apps in comms, spectroscopy & imaging
๐ Congrats @uc3m!
horizon-de-polynices.eu/polyโฆ
#POLYNICESProject #THz #Photonics
๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ!๐ซ
โจ As we step into the New Year, the POLYNICES Project wishes everyone growth, meaningful impact and the courage to challenge what exists to build whatโs next.
๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ก๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐ฅ๐๐
#PolynicesProject #EUfunded #NewYear
๐ @POLYNICES_EU Project is paving the way for a general-purpose photonic integration platform that meets the demands of next-generation photonic modules, offering cost efficiency, high performance, scalability, and manufacturability.
๐ข Explore our public deliverables to learn more!
๐ horizon-de-polynices.eu/publโฆ
#POLYNICES #Photonics #PhotonicIntegration #IntegratedPhotonics #PICs
#NextGenPhotonics #PhotonicsPlatform
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ?
The POLYNICES Project team has shared new results on photonic chiplets, THz systems and quantum technologies.
Take a look ๐ horizon-de-polynices.eu/publโฆ
#POLYNICESProject #HorizonEU #Photonics #Research #EUfunded
๐ก @POLYNICES_EU Project ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐บ-๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ต
Our partners at @uc3m and @UniofAdelaide are exploring innovative solutions for testing broadband, high-frequency antennas.
๐ฌ By using heterogeneous stacking of dielectric resonators, their work achieved:
โ๏ธ Bandwidth increase from 4 GHz to 34 GHz (+750%)
โ๏ธ High-frequency operation enabled by silicon micromachining
โ๏ธ Simple, cost-effective manual assembly with micro-scale accuracy
This approach paves the way for compact, accessible indoor test ranges, enabling better evaluation of advanced antenna systems (MIMO, phased arrays, etc.) and supporting developments in 5G, 6G and beyond.
๐ Check out the poster for more details or
๐ Explore more POLYNICES #publications here: horizon-de-polynices.eu/publโฆ
#POLYNICESProject @TERA6G #6G #antennas #mmWave #terahertz #photonics #research
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๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐
๐ค Our partners at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Grupo de Optoelectronica y Tecnologรญa Lรกser (GOTL)) present a new dielectric rod waveguide (DRW) method to study materials at mm-wave and THz frequencies.
By placing a sample on top of the waveguide, the evanescent fields reveal how the material absorbs waves and its refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k).
๐ Tests with polymers like COC, photoresins, PTFE, and PLA confirmed this as a simple, non-destructive, and accurate way to characterize materials, with direct applications in 5G, imaging, and security.
๐ Check out the poster to learn more.
๐ Find out more @SPRINTER_EU Project #publications at ๐ horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publiโฆ
#SPRINTERproject @TERA6G @POLYNICES_EU #THz #mmWave #Photonics #MaterialCharacterization #Research





















