CAREER: Long Wavelength Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser

这个提案有两个部分，一个研究提案和一个教育计划。该研究计划的目标是开发创新的概念和技术，以制造长波长（1.3/1.55微米）垂直腔面发射激光器（VC-SELs）和WDM面发射激光器阵列，用于通信、互连和信号处理。在该项目中开发的VC-SELs预计在阈值电流和光谱纯度方面优于现有器件。最重要的是，VC-SELs应该比传统的单模DFB和DBR激光器具有显著的成本优势。我们的教育计划的目标是培养未来的大学教师，培养能够为科学和技术的进步做出贡献的有能力和有责任心的工程师，培养能够自我教育以适应不断变化和日益具有挑战性的工作环境的工程师。在他的教育计划中，另外两个重要的方面是改善少数民族和大学预科科学教育。

This proposal has two components, a research proposal and an education plan. The objective of the research program is to develop innovative concepts and technologies to fabricate long wavelength (1.3/1.55 micron) vertical-cavity surface- emitting lasers (VC-SELs) and WDM surface emitting laser arrays for communication, interconnect, and signal processing. The VC-SELs developed in this program are expected to outperform the existing devices in terms of threshold current and spectral purity. Above all, the VC-SELs should have a substantial cost advantage over conventional single mode DFB and DBR lasers. The goal of the proposers education plan is to educate future university teachers, to educate capable and conscientious engineers who can contribute to the advance of sciences and technologies, and to cultivate engineers who can educate themselves to fit in the ever changing, increasingly challenging work environment. Two other important aspects in his education plan are in the improvement of minority and pre-college science education.