CAREER: Self-Calibration Metrology Advances for Micro-Optics Manufacturing

职业：微光学制造的自校准计量学进步

• 批准号: 0348142
• 负责人: Angela Davies
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0348142&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Self; Calibration; Metrology; Advances

This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award provides funds to advance discrete-component metrology that directly impacts manufacturability and inspection of micro-optic components. The measurement advances are based on self-calibration and homogeneous transformation methods that will allow interferometric measurements of the dimensional errors and optical performance of micro-lenses. This will significantly reduce measurement uncertainty and increase the types of parts that can be measured. Transfer of research advances to industry will be accomplished through an industry-sponsored graduate student internship and a continuing education workshop. The award will also be used to advance graduate education through a laboratory course module on micro-optics metrology and a new course on project management. High school summer internships will be used to expose local students to the research program by leveraging an existing NSF-funded GK12 program with a local high school.Industry implementation of the metrology advances will improve manufacturing of micro-refractive lenses by improving device yield and reducing testing time and cost, and thereby enhancing U.S. competitiveness in this area. The research accomplishments will also advance research and manufacturing capabilities under a micro-optics testing and fabrication program at UNC Charlotte. The program focuses on low-cost/high-volume micro-optic manufacturing research to develop cost-effective manufacturing solutions for micro-optic components and systems. The program falls at the interface between the Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications and the Center for Precision Metrology at Charlotte, and will be orchestrated under the Carolinas MicroOptics Triangle Agreement. This is a multi-institution agreement aimed at stimulating economic growth in the Carolinas through high-impact research, providing joint access for students and faculty to advanced facilities, and delivering a well-trained workforce in opto-technologies. The education objectives will enhance the retention and recruitment of students in the area and contribute to the objectives of the MicroOptics Triangle Agreement.

这项教师早期职业发展（职业）奖提供了资金，以推进直接影响微观组件的制造性和检查的离散组件计量。 测量进步基于自我校准和均匀转换方法，该方法将允许对维度误差和微镜头的光学性能进行干涉测量。 这将大大减少测量不确定性并增加可以测量的零件的类型。 研究进步将通过行业赞助的研究生实习和继续教育研讨会来实现行业。 该奖项还将通过有关微观计量学的实验室课程模块和项目管理的新课程来推进研究生教育。 高中暑期实习将用于通过当地高中利用现有的NSF资助的GK12计划来使本地学生接触研究计划。计量学进步的行业实施将改善通过改善设备的产量和减少测试时间和成本，从而提高美国在该领域的竞争力，从而改善微型折射镜头的制造。 研究成就还将在UNC Charlotte的微观测试和制造计划下提高研究和制造能力。 该计划的重点是低成本/高量微型光检查制造研究，以开发针对微观组件和系统的具有成本效益的制造解决方案。 该计划属于光电中心与光学通信中心与夏洛特精确度量中心之间的界面，并将根据Carolinas Microptics Triangle协议进行精心策划。 这是一项多机构协议，旨在通过高影响力的研究来刺激卡罗来纳州的经济增长，为学生和教职员工提供高级设施的共同访问，并提供训练有素的光学技术劳动力。 教育目标将增强该地区学生的保留和招聘，并促进微观三角协议的目标。