<p>➀ Fraunhofer IOF researchers developed thin-film lithium niobate (LNOI) technology to create integrated photonic circuits, enabling energy-efficient and scalable photonic systems for high-speed applications;</p><p>➁ The LNOI-based technology is applied in the PhoQuant project to build photonic quantum computers requiring no cryogenic cooling, using quantum light sources and processing in integrated circuits;</p><p>➂ The circuits also enhance AI and data processing capabilities, operating at 100 GHz speeds with low voltage, offering higher bandwidth and energy efficiency compared to conventional electronics.</p>