SBIR Phase I: Bent-Core Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals for Nonlinear-Optic Devices

SBIR 第一阶段：用于非线性光学器件的弯芯铁电液晶

• 批准号: 0912735
• 负责人: Yongqiang Zhang
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Displaytech Incorporated
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0912735&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Bent; Core; Ferroelectric

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to examine the feasibility of developing a new class of bent-core NLO ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) capable of advanced, low cost, laser light sources for displays on the basis of their strong second harmonic generation (SHG). These materials will also have large electro-optic (EO) coefficients and can be readily integrated with silicon VLSI, enabling their use in high-bandwidth chip-to-chip data transfer, optical long-haul, and fiber-to-the-hometelecommunications.This SBIR Phase I project will advance the scientific and technological understanding of a new class of bent-core NLO ferroelectric liquid crystals. This innovation will enable advanced optoelectronic products across multiple markets, including laser illuminators for projection display, high-speed integrated EO modulators (e.g. 100GHz), switches for optical interconnects and telecommunications, and sensors and devices for optical information processing.This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目旨在研究开发一种新型的弯芯非线性铁电液晶(FLCs)的可行性，这种液晶能够基于其强烈的二次谐波(SHG)产生(SHG)而具有先进的、低成本的用于显示器的激光光源。这些材料还将具有大的电光(EO)系数，并可以很容易地与硅VLSI集成，使其能够用于高带宽芯片到芯片的数据传输、光学长途和光纤到家庭通信。这一SBIR第一阶段项目将促进对新型弯芯非线性光学铁电液晶的科学和技术理解。这一创新将使先进的光电产品跨越多个市场，包括用于投影显示的激光照明器、高速集成EO调制器(例如100 GHz)、用于光互连和电信的开关以及用于光信息处理的传感器和器件。该奖项由2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公共法律111-5)资助。