CAREER: Dielectric-Filled Nanowaveguides for Advanced Imaging and Sensing

职业：用于先进成像和传感的电介质填充纳米波导

• 批准号: 0953645
• 负责人: Huizhong Xu
• 金额: $ 32.16万
• 依托单位: Saint John's University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-01 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0953645&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Dielectric; Filled; Nanowaveguides; Advanced

0953645XuThe goals of the proposed integrated research and educational activities are to advance a novel approach for super-resolution imaging and sensing using dielectric-filled nanowaveguides and to make opportunities in science and engineering education more accessible to all students, especially historically underrepresented minorities in science and engineering through undergraduate mentoring, curriculum development and outreach activities. The research will focus on the study of optical properties of dielectric-filled nanowaveguides and the application of these nanowaveguide devices to super-resolution imaging and single molecule spectroscopy. The objectives of this research are to: (1) fabricate silicon-filled nanowaveguides and explore the possibility of other filling materials, (2) characterize in detail the far-field transmission properties and near-field intensity profiles of the nanowaveguides, (3) engineer nanowaveguide devices and test them on a near-field optical scanning microscope, and (4) apply these devices to biomedical and biotechnological research to solve challenging problems in these fields. The objective of the educational activities is to make opportunities in science and engineering education more accessible to all students, especially historically underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. To accomplish this, the following approaches will be taken: (1) undergraduate research mentoring via one-on-one interaction between students and the PI, (2) new course development and curriculum innovation that incorporates research into teaching, and (3) outreach activities through mentor participation in programs like the Harlem Children Society and the New York State Education Department's Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP).

建议的综合研究和教育活动的目标是推进一种新的方法，用于超分辨率成像和传感使用介电填充的波导，并使机会在科学和工程教育更容易获得所有学生，特别是历史上代表性不足的少数民族在科学和工程通过本科生辅导，课程开发和推广活动。本研究将着重于研究介质填充的半导体波导的光学特性，以及这些半导体波导器件在超分辨成像和单分子光谱学中的应用。这项研究的目的是：（1）制备硅填充的波导并探索其他填充材料的可能性，（2）详细表征波导的远场传输特性和近场强度分布，（3）设计波导器件并在近场光学扫描显微镜上测试它们，以及（4）将这些设备应用于生物医学和生物技术研究，以解决这些领域中具有挑战性的问题。教育活动的目标是使所有学生，特别是历来在科学和工程领域代表性不足的少数群体，更容易获得科学和工程教育的机会。为了实现这一目标，将采取以下方法：（1）通过学生和PI之间的一对一互动本科生研究指导，（2）新课程开发和课程创新，将研究纳入教学，（3）通过导师参与项目，如哈莱姆儿童协会和纽约州教育部的科学技术入学计划（STEP）的推广活动。