CAREER: Optical Component Technologies Based on Ultraviolet Photosensitivity in Glass

基于紫外光敏性的埃尔多安玻璃光学元件具有巨大的技术潜力。特别是，紫外光诱导的光纤光栅已经在光通信和光纤传感器领域发挥了重要作用。这里提出的研究的一个重要组成部分将影响光纤授予领域。将研究基于非对称光栅的新型器件，为光纤系统提供新的功能。在此过程中，将探索影响制造该技术可行性的某些基本制造问题。该研究将解决与基于光纤光栅的光源有关的问题，包括半导体-光纤混合激光器，其中这些光源的稳定性是一个限制问题，以及基于全光纤光栅的激光器，偏振问题目前限制了其适用性。拟议的研究计划的意图是显著增加国内对这一重要技术的研究努力，因为该领域的大部分工作目前在美国以外进行。研究计划的另一个主要组成部分将强调将玻璃紫外线光敏技术转化为非纤维应用。为此将研究某些光学元件，包括衍射光学元件、定制反射镜和超窄带滤光片。拟议项目的教育方面将以教学和学术丰富为导向。计划开设光学领域的研究生和本科生教学。一门涵盖光电器件技术的新研究生课程已经在开发中。本课程面向在该领域进行研究的研究生，旨在加强光学研究所更多的应用研究工作。教育工作的很大一部分将用于改善罗彻斯特大学光学本科学位课程。

9502670 Erdogan Glass optical components based on ultraviolet photosensitivity have tremendous technological potential. In particular, ultraviolet-induced fiber gratings have charged the fields of optical communications and fiber-based sensors. A significant component of the research proposed here will impact the fiber-granting field. Novel devices based on asymmetric gratings will be investigated to provide new functionality to fiber-optic systems. Along the way certain f fundamental fabrication issues that should impact feasibility of manufacturing this technology will be explored. The research will tackle issues pertaining to sources based on fiber gratings, including hybrid semiconductor-fiber lasers, in which stability of these sources is a limiting problem, and all-fiber grating-based lasers for which polarization problems presently limit applicability. The intention of the proposed research program is to significantly increase the domestic research effort on this important technology, as the majority or work in this area is currently conducted outside of the U.S. Another major component of the research program will emphasize translating the technology of glass ultraviolet photosensitivity to non-fiber applications. Certain optical components will be investigated toward this end, including diffractive optics, tailored mirrors, and ultra-narrowband filters. The education aspect of the proposed project will be directed both toward teaching and academic enrichment. Both graduate and undergraduate teaching in the area of optics are planned. A new graduate-level course is already being developed that covers optoelectronic device technologies. The course is directed toward graduate students conducting research in this area, an is intended to strengthen more applied research efforts at The Institute of Optics. A significant portion of the educational effort will be expended on the improvement of the undergraduate degree program in optics at the University of Rochester.