NIRT: 3D Hierarchical Nanomanufacturing for Active Photonics-on-chip

NIRT：用于主动片上光子学的 3D 分层纳米制造

• 批准号: 1115903
• 负责人: Yuankun Lin
• 金额: $ 10.73万
• 依托单位: University of North Texas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1115903&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NIRT; 3D; Hierarchical; Nanomanufacturing; Active

The objective of this Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research (NIRT) project is to establish an interdisciplinary research and education program in the area of nanomanufacturing for the fabrication of active photonics-on-chip where optical properties can be controlled either optically, magnetically or electro-optically. Several approaches will be combined to enable fabrication of photonic bandgap crystals and active photonic devices. Imprint lithography will be employed to create two-dimensional photonic crystals containing point defects for creation of the cavity of laser sources and line defects for planar waveguides. Three-dimensional photonic crystals will be fabricated through multi-beam holographic lithographic techniques in which all beams come from the same half-space. Two-photon stereolithography will then be used to fabricate defects inside the three-dimensional photonic crystal for optical processing. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional photonic bandgap crystals will be hybridized to form a photonic band gap heterostructure containing engineered defects, which enables active control of light generation, photon propagation, and photon signal processing in optical circuits.If these technologies are successful, the economies and scaling of today's silicon electronics can be carried forward into tomorrow's silicon photonics. Overall, these technologies can make optical circuit manufacturing commercially feasible and contribute to the United States' global competitiveness in photonics technology. University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) is a minority university which is second in the nation in the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanics. Through this collaborative project, UTPA professors and students can access the unique facilities at the University of Texas at Austin, one of the top-ranked and best-equipped Universities in Texas. The research will offer an excellent opportunity for Hispanic students to engage in multi-disciplinary research and to pursue advanced degrees, increasing the number of under-represented scientists.

这项纳米级跨学科研究（NIRT）项目的目的是在纳米制造领域建立跨学科研究和教育计划，用于制造有效的光子片上的光子片，可以在磁性，磁性，磁性或电力上控制光学特性。将结合几种方法，以制造光子带隙晶体和活动光子设备。烙印光刻将用于创建二维光子晶体，其中包含点缺陷，以创建激光源的空腔和平面波导的线缺陷。三维光子晶体将通过多光束全息光刻技术制造，其中所有光束都来自相同的半空间。然后将使用两光子立体石刻造影仪在三维光子晶体内部捏造缺陷以进行光学处理。二维和三维光子带隙晶体将被杂交，形成一个包含工程缺陷的光子带隙异质结构，该结构能够积极控制光发电，光子传播和光子信号处理中的光子循环。总体而言，这些技术可以使光电路制造在商业上可行，并有助于美国在光子技术方面的全球竞争力。德克萨斯大学美国大学（UTPA）是一所少数族裔大学，在全美排名第二，在授予西班牙裔学士学位的学士学位。通过这个协作项目，UTPA教授和学生可以在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的独特设施中获得独特的设施，奥斯汀是德克萨斯州排名最高，装备最佳的大学之一。这项研究将为西班牙裔学生提供一个绝佳的机会，从事多学科研究并攻读高级学位，从而增加了代表性不足的科学家的数量。