Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe - Photonics21

88 Towards 2020 – Photonics driving economic growth in Europe
Innovation
requirements
Cross-cutting
Key Enabling
Technologies
(KET) issues
2014/2015 2016/2017 2018/2019 2020
Define guidelines to
make photonics more
accessible, eco-friendly,
low-cost, capable of
efficiently address
societal challenges and
innovation needs, and
of replacing dangerous
and scarce materials;
Involve photonics-based
and photonics-enabled
industries to define their
long-term needs.
Highly innovative
advanced research in
photonics has evident
synergies with all the
other KETs: micro and
nanoelectronics
(e.g. in photovoltaics);
nanotechnology
(e.g. in nanophotonics);
advanced materials
(e.g. in graphene and
silicene photonics);
biotechnology
(e.g. in nanobiophotonics).
Advanced
manufacturing is also
essential. The extent
and importance of the
possible synergy varies
depending on the application
field being targeted
and the consequent
materials and solutions
of choice.
Define specific societal
challenges and innovation
needs to be targeted
in health-care, energy
production and saving,
high-speed communication,
environmental
protection, safety and
security, remote sensing,
advanced imaging,
e-services, etc.;
Define areas of major
market potential.
Synergies will become
deeper and at the
same time more
specific throughout
research evolution
towards the realisation
of photonic devices
and their application.
Involve end-users
to define long-term
innovation needs
for smart cities and
communities that can
be addressed through
photonics;
Examine time-to market
perspectives and market
potential.
Hybrid systems employing
devices based on
photonics and other
KETs will be considered
to address the innovation
needs for smart cities
and communities with
maximum efficacy.
Involve all industrial
players and end-users
to bring innovation to
production and market
exploitation.
Synergies of the
different KETs will be
exploited to address
production needs.