Adiabatic wavelength conversion in active optical resonators

有源光学谐振器中的绝热波长转换

• 批准号: 1041982
• 负责人: Drew Maywar
• 金额: $ 23.74万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 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: 2009-09-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1041982&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Adiabatic; wavelength; conversion; active; optical

Objective: This proposal seeks to study adiabatic wavelength conversion in active optical resonators, providing a rich research opportunity for two PhD students while expanding fundamental knowledge of the behavior of light.Intellectual Merit: Adiabatic wavelength conversion is a relatively unexplored area of optical physics that is expanding fundamental knowledge of the behavior of light and presenting new solutions for photonic routing, data management, signal processing, and pulse-shape control. Previous research is limited in the magnitude of wavelength change because it employed passive optical resonators with short photon lifetimes. The proposed research will make use of active optical resonators (resonators with gain) that exhibit much longer photon lifetimes and thus a larger magnitude of wavelength change. Theoretical investigations will model aspects such as gain saturation and spontaneous emission, and will be complemented by experimental studies in active Indium Phosphide resonators. This semiconductor platform allows control of wavelength conversion via auxiliary optical pulses having sub-milliwatt powers and telecommunication wavelengths.Broader Impact: The proposed activity will provide a rich theoretical and experimental research experience for two Ph. D. students and will train them in an area of national importance; equal opportunity will be given to interested female and minority candidates in the tradition of the University of Rochester. Emphasis will be placed on communicating research findings to the global scientific community through peer-reviewed journal papers and major international conferences. Results will also be integrated directly into graduate and undergraduate courses on optoelectronics and lightwave technology at The Institute of Optics.

目的：该项目旨在研究有源光学谐振器中的绝热波长转换，为两名博士生提供丰富的研究机会，同时扩展光行为的基础知识。绝热波长转换是光学物理学的一个相对未开发的领域，它正在扩展光行为的基础知识，并为光子路由、数据管理、信号处理、和脉冲形状控制。以前的研究局限于波长变化的幅度，因为它采用了短光子寿命的无源光学谐振腔。拟议中的研究将利用有源光学谐振器（具有增益的谐振器），这些谐振器具有更长的光子寿命，因此波长变化幅度更大。理论研究将模型方面，如增益饱和和自发辐射，并将在主动磷化铟谐振器的实验研究的补充。该半导体平台允许通过具有亚毫瓦功率和电信波长的辅助光脉冲来控制波长转换。更广泛的影响：拟议的活动将为两名博士提供丰富的理论和实验研究经验。学生，并将培训他们在一个国家的重要领域;平等的机会将给予有兴趣的女性和少数民族候选人在传统的罗切斯特大学。重点将放在通过同行评审的期刊论文和主要国际会议向全球科学界传播研究成果。研究结果也将直接整合到光学研究所的光电子学和光波技术研究生和本科课程中。