Partnership for Research and Education in Materials: Partnership for Photonic Metamaterials

材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系：光子超材料合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0611430
• 负责人: Mikhail Noginov
• 金额: $ 280万
• 依托单位: Norfolk State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2012-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0611430&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Partnership; Research; Education; Materials; Photonic

The team of investigators from the Center for Materials Research (CMR) at Norfolk State University (NSU), the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), as well as the Birck Nanotechnology Center (BNC) and Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) at Purdue University establish the Partnership for Photonic Metamaterials. The Director of the Partnership is Mikhail A. Noginov (NSU). The central research theme is mutual enhancement of (i) optical gain and other optical responses in dielectric media and (ii) surface plasmons (SPs) in metallic particles and aggregates. Compensation of loss in metal by optical gain in dielectric will be further developed in application to low-loss in metal by optical gain in dielectric will be further developed in application to low-loss Negative Index Materials (NIMs). An enhancement of effective absorption and stimulated emission cross sections by SPs will be extended to the studies of lasers, in which active media are modified by metallic particles and aggregates. The studies of nonlinear optical phenomena enhanced by SPs will include two-photon absorption and nonlinear magneto-optics. Theoretical modeling of electrodynamics of metamaterials and ab initio studies of new physical and chemical states of metal-dielectric interfaces will support and guide all experimental efforts. The goal of the education program of the Partnership is to establish a pipeline starting from attracting high school students from the underrepresented minority groups to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines (especially Materials Science), and finishing with preparation of the PhD candidates for careers in Materials Science in academia, industry, and government. The proposed effort involving development of educational materials, class-work, research training, and mentoring will heavily rely on the exchange programs within the Partnership.

来自诺福克州立大学 (NSU) 材料研究中心 (CMR)、康奈尔大学材料研究中心 (CCMR) 以及普渡大学伯克纳米技术中心 (BNC) 和计算纳米技术网络 (NCN) 的研究人员团队建立了光子超材料合作伙伴关系。 该合作伙伴关系的主任是 Mikhail A. Noginov (NSU)。 中心研究主题是（i）介电介质中的光学增益和其他光学响应以及（ii）金属颗粒和聚集体中的表面等离子体（SP）的相互增强。 通过电介质中的光学增益来补偿金属中的损耗将进一步发展到低损耗金属中的应用，通过电介质中的光学增益来补偿金属中的损耗将进一步发展到低损耗负折射率材料(NIM)的应用中。 SP 有效吸收和受激发射截面的增强将扩展到激光研究，其中活性介质被金属颗粒和聚集体改性。 SP 增强的非线性光学现象的研究将包括双光子吸收和非线性磁光。 超材料电动力学的理论建模以及金属-介电界面新物理和化学状态的从头开始研究将支持和指导所有实验工作。 该伙伴关系教育计划的目标是建立一条管道，从吸引少数群体中的高中生进入科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学科（特别是材料科学）开始，最后为博士生在学术界、工业界和政府从事材料科学职业做好准备。 拟议的涉及教材开发、课堂作业、研究培训和指导的工作将在很大程度上依赖于伙伴关系内的交流计划。