Circulating light for the next generation of photonic platforms.

CIRCULIGHT develops compact and energy-efficient photonic integrated circuits by creating and harnessing optical circulators on any photonic platform.

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Core objective Integrated optical circulator

Advanced magneto-optical composite materials for monolithical integration of the circulator on ony photonic platform.

9 partners research + industry

6 countries EU + UK consortium

42 months 2024–2027

Research focus

From materials to photonic integration

Magneto-optical materials

Advanced nanoparticle-composite sol-gel materials for compact photonic integration.

Integrated photonics

Optical circulator concepts designed for monolithic integration into photonic platforms.

Energy-efficient PICs

Miniaturized and scalable photonic integrated circuits for future optical systems.

Consortium

European partners working across materials, photonics and integration.

The CIRCULIGHT consortium brings together research institutions, technology partners and industrial expertise to develop integrated optical circulators for future photonic platforms.