CAREER: Silicon Compatible Hybrid Nanophotonic Systems

职业：硅兼容混合纳米光子系统

• 批准号: 0644228
• 负责人: Pieter Kik
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-02-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0644228&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Silicon; Compatible; Hybrid; Nanophotonic

0644228Intellectual MeritThis Faculty Early Career Development project aims to advance the field of silicon photonics by taking advantage of the unique optical properties of nanostructured materials. Silicon photonics is a rapidly developing technology that will replace existing copper interconnects on computer chips with optical interconnects. This radical change in chip design promises to dramatically increase the performance of computers by increasing data transfer speeds and reducing the thermal load on electronic circuits. The success of silicon photonics relies on the integration of on-chip light sources and miniature optical waveguides. This research program aims to develop and nanostructured semiconductor light sources and nanoscale metal waveguides for integration into the silicon photonics platform. The light source will consist of semiconductor nanocrystals and rare earth ions, embedded in silica based oxides. The electronic properties of the nanocrystals enable efficient excitation of the rare earth ions, resulting in the emission of 1.53 um light that can be used to transport information. Additionally, nanoscale waveguides based on the use of charge waves or surface plasmons will be fabricated. The hybrid integration of these two nanophotonic optical elements could play a central role in silicon photonics. Broader ImpactThe establishment of this program at the University of Central Florida will contribute to the education of the next generation of scientists and engineers that will work in the area nanophotonics. The results of this research program will be integrated in a new course on Nanophotonics, and the course material will be made available online using SharePoint technology. The course will also be offered via online streaming, making the material accessible to local industries and to the general public. Additionally, a new Nanophotonics seminar series will be initiated, bringing internationally renowned speakers to the Central Florida region. These initiatives together will expose many young scientists to the fascinating area of nanophotonics.

0644228Intlectual Thisthis教师早期职业发展项目旨在通过利用纳米结构材料的独特光学特性来推动硅光子学领域。 Silicon Photonics是一项快速开发的技术，它将用光学互连在计算机芯片上取代现有的铜互连。芯片设计的这种根本变化有望通过增加数据传输速度并减少电子电路的热负载来大大提高计算机的性能。硅光子学的成功取决于片上光源和微型光学波导的整合。该研究计划旨在开发和纳米结构的半导体光源和纳米级金属波导，以集成到硅光子平台中。光源将由半导体纳米晶体和稀土离子组成，该离子嵌入了二氧化硅的氧化物中。纳米晶体的电子特性可以有效激发稀土离子，从而导致可用于传输信息的1.53 UM光的发射。此外，将根据使用电荷波或表面等离子体的使用而制造纳米级波导。这两个纳米光学元件的杂种整合可能在硅光子学中起核心作用。在佛罗里达州中部大学建立该计划的更广泛影响将为下一代纳米谱系工作的科学家和工程师的教育做出贡献。该研究计划的结果将集成到有关纳米光子学的新课程中，该课程材料将使用SharePoint技术在线提供。该课程还将通过在线流媒体提供，使当地行业和公众可以使用该课程。此外，将启动一个新的纳米素体研讨会系列，将国际知名的演讲者带到佛罗里达州中部地区。这些举措共同将许多年轻的科学家揭露到纳米光学的引人入胜的领域。