Towards 2020 – Photonics driving economic growth in Europe
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56 <strong>Towards</strong> <strong>2020</strong> <strong>–</strong> <strong>Photonics</strong> <strong>driv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>economic</strong> <strong>growth</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong><br />
Large area <strong>in</strong>telligent<br />
OLED light<strong>in</strong>g used for <strong>in</strong>teractive<br />
displays. © Philips Light<strong>in</strong>g B.V.<br />
New advanced materials<br />
and nano-materials will lead<br />
to major improvements<br />
<strong>in</strong> OPV, OLED and Flexile<br />
Electronics devices.<br />
steady move towards these targets with <strong>in</strong>creases<br />
<strong>in</strong> the number of views and improved resolution<br />
for the displays, and constantly improv<strong>in</strong>g network<br />
bandwidth and latency on the systems side.<br />
Product development and manufactur<strong>in</strong>g need to<br />
focus on the <strong>in</strong>tegration of sensors. Glasses-free<br />
3D displays will also require the development of<br />
a specific production <strong>in</strong>frastructure for the alignment<br />
of different views and test<strong>in</strong>g of the overall<br />
experience. In addition to 3D displays themselves,<br />
immersive experiences require the <strong>in</strong>tegration of<br />
visual and auditory capture, haptic feedback, control<br />
software, and process<strong>in</strong>g components. The<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g of a first-of-a-k<strong>in</strong>d true 3D demonstrator<br />
will contribute greatly to the development of such<br />
a production <strong>in</strong>frastructure.<br />
Synergy with other Key Enabl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Technologies<br />
For all above-mentioned applications, it is essential<br />
that the development of photonics technologies<br />
be closely aligned with the latest developments<br />
<strong>in</strong> microelectronics technologies. This will allow<br />
the adoption of optimum approaches for <strong>driv<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
SSL efficiently, manag<strong>in</strong>g and monitor<strong>in</strong>g energy<br />
usage of light<strong>in</strong>g systems, <strong>driv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> the display content,<br />
and <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g the photonic and flexible<br />
electronic devices <strong>in</strong>to larger ICT (Information and<br />
Communication Technologies) systems.<br />
Furthermore, new advanced materials and nanomaterials<br />
will contribute greatly to the improvement<br />
of all the photonics devices discussed. This<br />
is particularly the case for OPV, OLED and Flexile<br />
Electronics devices.<br />
In addition to this synergy with other key enabl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
technologies, it would be beneficial if, with<strong>in</strong> the<br />
photonics KET, a closer collaboration between<br />
the SSL <strong>in</strong>dustry and the optical sensor <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
were established to speed up the <strong>in</strong>troduction of<br />
<strong>in</strong>telligent light<strong>in</strong>g systems. Further, by team<strong>in</strong>g<br />
up with life science and health sector, <strong>in</strong>novation<br />
<strong>in</strong> the doma<strong>in</strong> of flexible electronics for personalised<br />
diagnostics and treatment would be greatly<br />
accelerated.<br />
The follow<strong>in</strong>g table shows the major <strong>in</strong>novations<br />
actions identified for this technology sector. They<br />
are the logical consequences of actions already<br />
commenced <strong>in</strong> the FP7 framework programme.<br />
The tim<strong>in</strong>g of each of these actions is chosen so