NSF Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN)

由纳赛尔·佩汉姆巴里安担任主任的亚利桑那大学(LEAD)及其合作机构加州大学圣地亚哥分校、南加州大学、加州理工学院、加州大学伯克利分校、哥伦比亚大学、斯坦福大学、加州大学洛杉矶分校、诺福克州立大学和塔斯基吉大学提议建立综合接入网络中心(CIAN)。CIAN的愿景是为光纤接入网络创造变革性的技术，在这种技术中，几乎任何需要任何资源的应用都可以无缝、高效地聚合在一起，并以经济高效的方式与现有和未来的核心网络连接。类似于今天几十年的发展？S计算机笔记本电脑使用大规模集成的分立电子元件，CIAN的愿景将导致创建PC等效光接入网络，采用光电集成，使任何类型的服务能够负担得起和灵活的接入，包括随时随地向广泛的人口基础提供接近10千兆位/秒的数据速率。CIAN的智力优势包括：(1)将昂贵的基于分立元件的子系统转变为灵活的、经济高效的集成光电子系统，以实现可扩展和负担得起的高数据速率接入网络；以及(2)通过将服务从网络的较高层移至更接近物理层的位置来展示灵活的网络功能。为了实现这些目标，CIAN战略研究计划被组织成三个综合的技术推力。推力1：光通信系统和网络将扮演自上而下的角色用于开发和集成组件和设备的驱动程序，可为包括超高数据速率处理中心在内的应用程序启用和演示新的网络功能。推力2：子系统集成和硅纳米光子学将探索通过各种平台实现的信号调节、处理、重新配置和控制功能，包括CMOS兼容纳米结构和硅纳米光子学，以及利用单片和异质集成的多功能集成子系统。推力三：以材料和器件为科技基础，开展芯片级集成光电子新材料、新器件技术、新工艺和新集成方法研究。共享的CIAN试验台是一个研究设施，允许Cian？S综合垂直结构的研究工作进行整合，使参与者以及更广泛的研究和产业界之间能够进行有效的系统驱动的协作研究。S的研究将在每个家庭和生活质量中感受到更广泛的影响。超高数据速率和高性价比的服务将有助于商业创新，改善教育机会，改善医疗服务的分布，避免不必要的通勤费用和人力成本，最大限度地减少基础设施和污染对环境的影响，大幅减少对能源进口的依赖，提供新的和多样化的娱乐机会，并增强整体国家安全。提供这些服务的基础设施与航空、铁路和公路运输系统或电网一样是宝贵的国家资源。教育、研究和知识转移将通过中安以团队为基础的多学科环境进行整合。教育、外展和多样化的努力将侧重于教育一支技能娴熟的多元化劳动力队伍，包括美洲原住民、西班牙裔美国人和非洲裔美国人。Cian将有一个广泛的大学前教育和外展计划。创造知识产权和技术转让将是中国-S努力的基石。

The University of Arizona (Lead) with Nasser Peyghambarian as its director, and its partner institutions, the University of California at San Diego, the University of Southern California, the California Institute of Technology, the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, Stanford University, the University of California at Los Angeles, Norfolk State University and Tuskegee University propose to establish a Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN). The vision of CIAN is to create transformative technologies for optical access networks where virtually any application requiring any resource can be seamlessly and efficiently aggregated and interfaced with existing and future core networks in a cost-effective manner. Analogous to the evolution over decades of today?s computer laptop using massive integration of discrete electronic components, the CIAN vision would lead to the creation of the PC equivalent of the optical access network by employing optoelectronic integration to enable affordable and flexible access to any type of service, including delivery of data rates approaching 10 Gigabits/sec to a broad population base anywhere and at anytime.The intellectual merit of CIAN includes: (1) transforming expensive discrete components-based subsystems into flexible cost-effective integrated optoelectronic subsystems to achieve scaleable and affordable high-data-rate access networks; and (2) demonstrating flexible network functionalities by moving services from the higher layers of the network closer to the physical layer. To achieve these goals, the CIAN strategic research program is organized into three integrated technical thrusts. Thrust 1: Optical Communication Systems and Networking will act as the ?top-down? driver for the development and integration of components and devices to enable and demonstrate novel network functionalities for applications including ultra high-data-rate processing centers. Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophotonics will explore signal conditioning, processing, reconfiguration, and control functions realized with various platforms including CMOS compatible nanostructures and silicon nanophotonics, and multifunctional integrated subsystems exploiting monolithic and heterogeneous integration. Thrust 3: Materials and Devices will act as the scientific and technological foundation by conducting research on new materials, device technologies, processing and integration methods for chip-scale integrated optoelectronics. The shared CIAN Testbed is a research facility that allows CIAN?s comprehensive vertically structured research efforts to be integrated, enabling effective systems-driven collaborative research among participants and the wider research and industrial community. The broader impacts of CIAN?s research will be felt in every home and in the quality of life. Ultra-high data rate and cost effective services will contribute to business innovation, improve educational opportunities, enhance distribution of medical services, avoid the expense and human costs of unnecessary commuting, minimize the environmental impact from infrastructure and pollution, substantially reduce dependence on energy imports, enable new and varied entertainment opportunities, and increase overall national security. The infrastructure to carry these services is as precious a national resource as the air, rail, and road transportation system or the electrical power grid. Education, research, and knowledge transfer will be integrated through the team-based multidisciplinary environment of CIAN. The education, outreach and diversity efforts will focus on educating a skilled and diverse workforce including Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and African Americans. CIAN will have an extensive pre-college education and outreach program. Creation of intellectual property and technology transfer will be a cornerstone of CIAN?s efforts.