VU Amsterdam assistant professor Lyuba Amitonova, amongst others ARCNL group leader, is one of the participating researchers. With the Perspectief program, NWO challenges researchers to establish broad, cross-disciplinary consortia with industry, civil society organizations and governments to conduct research focused on societal challenges and key technologies.
Partners
The parties to work on the granted AWAVE project are: VU Amsterdam, Delft University of Technology (principal investigator), ARCNL, Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Twente, ASML, AAC Hyperion, Canon, Demcon, JMO, SCIL, Signify, Sumipro. The budget (including co-funding) is 3.1 million euros.
Flat optics to do more with less
The AWAVE project will develop flat optical components. These will enable lithography machines (for chip production) to use fewer parts, lamps to use less energy and produce more light, and inkjet printers to print more predictable, glossy, full-color images. The researchers combine two of the latest technologies to manipulate light to replace today’s large and curved optical components with flat alternatives with flat fronts and backs that generate less light distortion. The new components are easier to recycle and use fewer harmful substances. They also emit more colors of light at once. This will enable much sharper images and new applications.
More information on the NWO website.