Productive few days in Ghent for the final plenary meeting of the SPRINTER project, kindly hosted by imec. Great to meet the consortium partners in person ahead of the final review, reflect on the project’s progress, and coordinate the final demo activities showcasing SPRINTER’s key technologies. A few important milestones still ahead! #SPRINTERProject #Photonics #HorizonEurope

Looking forward to the Cross-Fertilization Workshop on High-Speed Optical Modulators on 11–12 June! A great opportunity to connect with the photonics community and exchange knowledge on the latest developments in high-speed optical modulators. #SPRINTERProject #Photonics #IntegratedPhotonics #HorizonEurope linkedin.com/posts/epixfab_o…

🎉 Our contribution at #EuCAP2026 🔹High-Gain 1×4 mmWave Antenna Array (P1-A01)Compact, multi-layer design enabling scalable, efficient next-gen wireless solutions 📡 👏 UC3M & LeapWave Technologies #SPRINTERProject #EUfunded #mmWave #AntennaDesign

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿. 🌸🐣 May this season of renewal inspire fresh ideas, continuous growth, and meaningful progress. ✨ 𝓦𝓪𝓻𝓶 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼.💛 #SPRINTERProject

The latest publications from the SPRINTER Project are already out. 🔬 Explore the project’s recent results and insights. 👉 Catch up with what we’ve been working on. ✨ More updates soon. #SPRINTER #EUProjects #Research #Photonics

📢 New publication by GOTL! 3D-printed Bessel beamformer for THz waveguides, now in IEEE MW&T Letters. 🚀 For THz & 6G 👉horizon-de-sprinter.eu/new-p… #Photonics #Terahertz #Research

📅 Save the date | 11–12 June 2026 The @SPRINTER_EU Project will join the ePIXfab cross-fertilization workshop on high-speed optical modulators in Belgium. A great opportunity for EU projects to exchange expertise and strengthen collaboration in photonics. #Photonics

✨ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 The SPRINTER Project #publications showcase the project’s latest results and progress in #photonics and advanced communication technologies. 🔗 Take a moment to explore them at horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publi…

✨🎄 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 ✨🎄 We wish all our partners, collaborators and the research community a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year!🎉🙂 #SeasonsGreetings #EUProjects #EUfunded

📌 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝘁? The SPRINTER Project has several open datasets available on #Zenodo, sharing results from ongoing work in #photonics and #opticalcommunications. If you’re working on 🔬 photonic integrated lasers, 📡 RF signal generation and transmission, 📊 simulation and experimental performance studies, ⚡ electro-optic modulators and technologies for next-generation and satellite networks you may find the SPRINTER Project datasets on Zenodo useful. 📥 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 🔗 zenodo.org/communities/sprin… #SPRINTERProject #HorizonEurope #EUfunded #Photonics #IntegratedPhotonics #OpticalCommunications #RFPhotonics #ElectroOpticModulators

📖 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: "𝘈 𝘊𝘰-𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘊-𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘥 30-𝘎𝘣𝘱𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘋𝘙 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 3.2-𝘯𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" Our partners at IDLab (UAntwerp - imec) present a powerful design for a 30-Gbps burst-mode receiver and CDR, supporting fast and efficient optical switching. ✨ 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: • Ultra-fast locking: 3.2 ns (strong) / 4.6 ns (weak) • Handles 3-dB inter-burst power variation • Operates with 25-ns guard intervals at –6.75/–9.75 dBm • Validated over 4,440 bursts • 97.8% lock under 5 ns • 99.4% achieve BER < 2E-3 This #publication contributes to @SPRINTER_EU Project’s goal of advancing high-speed, low-latency photonic systems for next-generation communication networks. Read more 🔗horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publi… #SPRINTERproject #HorizonEurope #EUfunded #OpticalSwitching #HighSpeedOpticalLinks #Photonics

📍 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 The SPRINTER Project consortium met at the Ericsson Telecommunications Inc. R&D Center in Genoa on 29–30 October 2025 for its 8th Plenary Meeting. Partners shared progress toward energy-efficient hybrid PICs for next-generation industrial networking and outlined next steps as the project nears completion. 👉 As SPRINTER enters its final phase, partners remain committed to turning research breakthroughs into real-world impact for Europe’s photonics industry. 🔗 horizon-de-sprinter.eu/sprin… #Photonics #HorizonEurope #ResearchAndInnovation #OpticalCommunications

🚀 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 #EuMW2025! The @SPRINTER_EU, together with @TERA6G Project and @POLYNICES_EU , will showcase cutting-edge work on dielectric waveguide technology for RF systems and applications. Find out more at 🔗horizon-de-sprinter.eu/sprin… #HorizonEU #EUResearch

📖 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Our team has been busy advancing #photonic technologies, we’re proud to share our latest contributions. Take a glance at 🔗horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publi… #SPRINTERproject #Photonics #EUfunded

📄 𝗔 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 🤝 Our partners at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Grupo de Optoelectronica y Tecnología Láser (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). 📊 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. 📌 Check out the poster to learn more. 📚 Find out more @SPRINTER_EU Project #publications at 🔗 horizon-de-sprinter.eu/publi… #SPRINTERproject @TERA6G @POLYNICES_EU #THz #mmWave #Photonics #MaterialCharacterization #Research

🚀 The @SPRINTER_EU Project was proud to be represented at the International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (#IRMMW-THz 2025) in Helsinki! 💡 Our partners from Grupo de Optoelectronica y Tecnología Láser (GOTL) (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) presented innovative work on a 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅. 🔬 This method enables accurate material characterization without damaging the sample, offering new possibilities for non-destructive sensing and photonic integration in the Terahertz domain. Click to read more 🔗 horizon-de-sprinter.eu/sprin… #SPRINTERProject #IRMMW #Terahertz #Photonics #EUProjects #EUfunded

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! 📡 Join us to explore our work on dielectric waveguide technology for RF systems and applications, with contributions in: ▶️ Integrated Microwave Photonics Workshop – Sept. 21 ▶️ Photonic Technologies for RF Applications Workshop – Sept. 22 ▶️ Regular Paper presentation – Sept. 23 Proud to collaborate with @TERA6G Project and @POLYNICES_EU Project on this research. 🔗linkedin.com/posts/gotl-76ab… 📌 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! #EuropeanMicrowaveWeek #EuMW2025 #MicrowavePhotonics #DielectricWaveguide #RFPhotonics #IntegratedPhotonics #6GTechnology #RFSolutions #RFApplications #MicrowaveTechnology #Photonics #Telecommunications #Innovation #ResearchAndInnovation #Engineering #Science #FutureTechnology #STEM #Connectivity #TechForGood