The development of this RI is aimed at R&D in three directions: i) light-emitting devices and light technologies and their applications, ii) inorganic and organic semiconductor materials; their fabrication, characterization and application technologies, iii) nanostructures, growth, control and characterization of their optical and electrical properties.
In the first direction, the RI would facilitate development of new semiconductor materials and structures for light emitting diodes and laser diodes, photodetectors, novel solar cells, terahertz emitters and detectors, microwave detectors.
Organic light emitting diodes and solar cells are already being fabricated in collaboration of researchers at Vilnius University and Kaunas University of Technology. New fabrication facilities are being installed.
The RI is also focused on novel approaches and niche applications in the expanding field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, including low-dimensional semiconductor structures, metamaterials and photonic crystals for applications in optoelectronics and microwave and terahertz electronics.