EAGER: Hyperuniform Disordered Photonic Band Gap Materials

该项目将探索新型光子带隙材料（称为超均匀无序固体）的特性，用于新型各向同性光子器件（如隔离器和波导）。智力优势：该项目的重点将是优化计算工具，以定制这种新型材料在光子器件中的特定应用，制造和表征在所有方向和偏振上显示光子带隙的样品材料，然后制造具有任意弯曲角度的波导，并探索新的光学功能。这种方法的优点在于可以从这种材料中获得从根本上新颖的器件和功能，从而有助于推进光子器件领域。更广泛的影响：具有完整光子带隙的无序材料可能会开辟一系列新颖的光子功能，由于其优越的性能，在光通信，能量收集和非线性光学中的应用。为第一个光子元件奠定基础也可能在电子学和声子学中获得更广泛的应用。 该研究将支持对该领域感兴趣的研究学者，并通过在领先期刊上发表文章，国际会议和合作访问提供研究传播。如果成功，该项目有可能有助于理解和开发下一代先进光子器件概念的新材料。总的来说，该项目将为光子学的教学和指导创造新的材料和知识。

ObjectiveThe proposed research will explore the properties of new photonic bandgap materials, called hyperuniform disordered solids, for novel isotropic photonic devices such as isolators and waveguides.Intellectual Merit:The emphasis in this program will optimize computational tools to tailor this novel material for specific applications in photonic devices, manufacture and characterize sample materials displaying photonic band gap in all directions and polarizations, then fabricate waveguides with arbitrary bending angles and explore novel optical functionalities. The merit of this approach lies in the fundamentally novel devices and functionalities that can be obtained from this material, thus contributing to advancing the field of photonic devices.Broader Impact:Disordered materials with a complete photonic bandgap may open up a range of novel photonic functionalities, due to their advantageous properties, with applications in optical telecommunications, energy harvesting and non-linear optics. Laying the groundwork for the first photonic components may also unlock broader applications in electronics and phononics. This research will support a research scholar with early interest in this area, and research dissemination will be provided through publications in leading journals, international conferences and collaborative visits.If successful, the project has the potential to contribute to the understanding and development of a new material for next generation concepts for advanced photonic devices. Overall, the project will create new material and knowledge for teaching and instruction in Photonics.