- Start: 01/09/2018
- End: 28/02/2022
The main goal of the project is to develop new, flexible and innovative process chains to handle complex designs that include opto-electronic functionalities, through the development of an integrated functional embedding technology based on thermoplastic injection moulding (IM).
Grounded in this well proven technology of IM for high quality plastic optics (and variants like Injection Compression Moulding, ICM), extending the capabilities of the technique, a new, single step optical embedding will be developed. This single step process will substitute a number of operations usually required in production of optoelectronics, including microoptics production, handling, optomechanics attachment, positioning, alignment and encapsulation.
AIMEN will act as project coordinator, as well as providing intensive research support to the development of the
core technology of the project, particularly the task related with materials and laser processing.
High power ultrafast laser systems available at the AIMEN Laser Applications Centre, together with robust
optomechanical workbench and advanced nanopositioning systems, will allow testing the current upper limits of laser
beam micro and nano-structuring. AIMEN will test, produce, characterize and optimize a range of micro and
nanostructures using optical, electron and confocal microscopy, spectroscopy and optical interferometry.
**This Project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement nº 820661. The dissemination of results herein reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
- Sectors: ICT, Photovoltaic
- Financing programme: Horizon 2020
- R&D&i: Microfabrication
- Partners: ADAMA INNOVATIONS LTD, PROMOLDING BV, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC, FlexEnable Ltd, HYBTRONICS MICROSYSTEMS SA, MONDRAGON ASSEMBLY SA, FAGOR AUTOMATION S COOP LTDA, RECEDENT - RESEARCH CENTER FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING GmbH, CEIT, SIMULACIONS OPTIQUES SL
- Acronym: FLOIM
- Ambit: International
- Web: http://floimproject.aimen.es