Grants and Contributions

It provides support to the Development Partners Secretariat, administered through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), to increase donor collaboration, coherence and policy dialogue in Sri Lanka. The Development Partners Secretariat is a mechanism for information sharing and enhanced coordination towards improved aid effectiveness, operating in accordance with Sri Lanka’s United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023 to 2027.

In collaboration with National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) worldwide, including NRC, the BIPM fulfills its mandate of providing the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI).

This project focuses on the development of a high-performance on-chip multi-wavelength coherent comb light source through the hybrid integration of key photonic components, including a quantum dot (QD) comb laser, QD semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), optical isolator and polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber.

The transmitters used in future fiber optic networks will require higher optical powers to sustain ever increasing bit rates and network flexibility. However, it is currently a technological challenge to implement an optical amplifier in the area of the transmitter for which its impact would be the largest. SCINTIL Photonics has developed a silicon photonics platform which allows the integration of amplifiers at this key point in the link. NRC has developed materials for amplifying optical signals which introduce little noise in the optical signal, a perfect fit for the transmitters SCINTIL is developing. This project will aim to build a prototype of an optical transmitter utilizing SCINTIL’s amplifier integration process, fabricated with NRC’s amplifier materials, for the next generation of high speed, energy-efficient optical communication systems, with research support from the University of Toronto.

The transmitters used in future fiber optic networks will require higher optical powers to sustain ever increasing bit rates and network flexibility. However, it is currently a technological challenge to implement an optical amplifier in the area of the transmitter for which its impact would be the largest. SCINTIL Photonics has developed a silicon photonics platform which allows the integration of amplifiers at this key point in the link. NRC has developed materials for amplifying optical signals which introduce little noise in the optical signal, a perfect fit for the transmitters SCINTIL is developing. This project will aim to utilize SCINTIL’s amplifier integration process, in combination with NRC’s amplifier materials, to develop the next generation of high speed, energy-efficient optical communication systems, with research support from the University of Toronto

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) aims to restore and digitize its audio archival collection of 47 audio reels and 1 record from the 1970s and 80s. These recordings comprise chamber and orchestral concerts featuring prominent musicians worldwide who gained their experience through the NYO Canada orchestral training program.

Country-level interventions will be implemented through a global program that will allow for a greater overall coherence and visibility of sectoral results achieved.

The Project will establish a new QOM approach by developing a novel powerful ultraviolet frequency comb laser that coherently addresses (via two-photon excitation) the quantum ground state in xenon-129, which boasts hours-long spin quantum coherence time at room temperature.

The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) primary mandate is to oversee the coordination of international humanitarian responses, in partnership with national and international actors, to achieve more coherent and effective humanitarian action. This grant represents Canada’s support to the UN Country-Based Pooled Funds managed by OCHA in various countries, including Ukraine.

Cohesys will demonstrate a dermal filler which conforms to the specifications desired by a potential Japanese partner organization to meet requirements of the Japanese, Asian and international markets. This will include developing key market-ready criteria, including synthesis reproducibility, batch scale-up potential and maintenance of properties with lidocaine in the formulation.