CAREER: Silicon Compatible Hybrid Nanophotonic Systems

0644228智力MeritThis教师早期职业发展项目的目的是通过利用纳米结构材料的独特光学特性推进硅光子学领域。硅光子学是一种快速发展的技术，它将用光学互连取代计算机芯片上现有的铜互连。芯片设计的这一根本性变化有望通过提高数据传输速度和减少电子电路的热负荷来大幅提高计算机的性能。硅光子学的成功依赖于片上光源和微型光波导的集成。该研究计划旨在开发和纳米结构的半导体光源和纳米金属波导集成到硅光子学平台。光源将由半导体纳米晶体和稀土离子组成，嵌入在二氧化硅基氧化物中。纳米晶体的电子特性使稀土离子能够有效激发，从而产生可用于传输信息的1.53 μ m光。此外，纳米级波导的基础上使用的电荷波或表面等离子体将被制造。这两种纳米光子光学元件的混合集成可以在硅光子学中发挥核心作用。更广泛的影响在中央佛罗里达大学建立这一计划将有助于下一代科学家和工程师的教育，将在该地区的纳米光子学工作。这项研究计划的结果将被整合到一个新的课程纳米光子学，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，使当地行业和公众能够获得材料。此外，一个新的纳米光子学研讨会系列将启动，使国际知名的演讲者到中央佛罗里达地区。这些举措将使许多年轻的科学家接触到纳米光子学的迷人领域。

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.