CAREER: Theory and Application of Reflective Microring Resonators

职业：反射式微环谐振器的理论与应用

• 批准号: 1055941
• 负责人: Lynford Goddard
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-01 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1055941&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Theory; Application; Reflective; Microring

Objective: The objectives of this program are to characterize, model, and utilize reflective microring reflectors. The PI proposes engineering novel device functionality by integrating a Bragg reflector in a microring resonator. The microring amplifies grating reflection, creating a compact mirror with high reflectivity, narrow linewidth, and no side lobe ripple. These benefits would reduce channel crosstalk and potentially result in lower power, higher data rate communication systems. Intellectual Merit: The intellectual merit is that the research will advance scientific understanding of the device and demonstrate its potential as a fundamental element to the photonics community. The PI proposes to leverage his preliminary results in device theory, experience in lasers, sensors, and nanofabrication, and experimental capabilities and resources. The research is potentially transformative as it may unlock new lines of research (new devices and models) and enable diverse applications (interferometry, metrology, RF photonics, and communications). Two specific applications will be explored: as cavities for on-chip absorption spectroscopy and as mirrors for tunable lasers.Broader Impact: The broader impacts will be to create novel devices for next generation communications and consumer electronics. Research and teaching will be integrated through the development of two courses: Principles of Experimental Research? and Modeling of Photonic Devices. Recruitment, retention, and participation of students from underrepresented groups will be addressed through mentoring, REU internships, and a new electrical engineering summer camp for 10th-12th grade girls. Results from both research and teaching will be published to enhance the current understanding of reflective microring devices and engineering education/outreach methodologies.

目的：本计划的目的是表征、建模和利用反射微反射器。PI通过在微环谐振器中集成布拉格反射器，提出了工程上新颖的器件功能。微环放大光栅反射，形成具有高反射率、窄线宽和无旁瓣纹波的紧凑镜面。这些优点将减少信道串扰，并可能导致更低功耗、更高数据速率的通信系统。知识价值：知识价值是研究将促进对器件的科学理解，并展示其作为光子学社区基本元素的潜力。PI建议利用他在器件理论，激光，传感器和纳米制造方面的经验以及实验能力和资源方面的初步结果。这项研究具有潜在的变革性，因为它可能开启新的研究领域（新设备和模型），并实现多种应用（干涉测量、计量、射频光子学和通信）。两种特定的应用将被探索：作为片上吸收光谱的空腔和作为可调谐激光器的反射镜。更广泛的影响：更广泛的影响将是为下一代通信和消费电子产品创造新的设备。研究和教学将通过两门课程的发展相结合：实验研究原理？以及光子器件的建模。来自代表性不足群体的学生的招聘、保留和参与问题将通过指导、REU实习和面向10至12年级女生的新电气工程夏令营来解决。将发表研究和教学结果，以加强目前对反射微监控设备和工程教育/推广方法的理解。