Collaborative Research: Silicon Carbide Devices for Optomechanics and Photonics

合作研究：用于光机械和光子学的碳化硅器件

• 批准号: 1408517
• 负责人: Qiang Lin
• 金额: $ 21万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-08-01 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1408517&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Silicon; Carbide; Devices

Title: Silicon Carbide Devices for Optomechanics and PhotonicsThe objective of this collaborative project is to understand and engineer a new platform for manipulating light and processing information on chip, by using silicon carbide (SiC) micro-structures. In particular, high quality micro-resonators are essential for functions such as filtering, wave mixing, and signal generation. SiC is a semiconductor that offers superior optical, mechanical, and thermal properties compared to conventional materials. In this project, the PIs aim to develop SiC micro-photonic components that offer novel functionalities inaccessible by current approaches. Fundamental research findings and device innovations will be disseminated to the research communities through published papers and will be also incorporated into the courses offered by the PIs at both institutions. The proposed research will also train graduate and undergraduate students in the interdisciplinary areas of photonics, MEMS/NEMS, materials science, and quantum optics. Through the outreach programs, this project will also help promote the interests and participations of K-12 students, and broaden the participations from underrepresented groups. The focus of the proposed research is to explore and develop an entirely new device platform for micro-/nano-photonics, particularly for nano-optomechanics and integrated nonlinear photonics, by employing high-quality SiC devices. Optical micro-/nano-resonators are fundamental building blocks for many important areas in optical science and technology, ranging from nonlinear optics, cavity quantum electrodynamics, optomechanics, to biomedical sensing. The device performance depends critically on the properties of the underlying materials from which the devices are built. The proposed research is based on the superior linear optical, nonlinear optical, mechanical, and thermal properties in SiC materials. Through innovative device designs and advanced nanofabrication technology, the PIs plan to establish SiC as a viable platform for nano-optomechanics and nonlinear photonics. The PIs have highly complementary expertise in SiC material processing and device physics and engineering. The two groups will form an integrative team to carry out explorative research on developing a family of multifunctional SiC micro-/nano-photonic devices with performance either surpassing state-of-the-art or inaccessible with conventional approaches. Preliminary results have already demonstrated the feasibility of achieving these goals.

标题：用于光机械和光子学的碳化硅器件该合作项目的目标是了解和设计一个新平台，通过使用碳化硅 (SiC) 微结构来操纵光和处理芯片上的信息。 特别是，高质量的微谐振器对于滤波、混波和信号生成等功能至关重要。 SiC 是一种半导体，与传统材料相比，具有卓越的光学、机械和热性能。在该项目中，PI 的目标是开发 SiC 微光子元件，以提供当前方法无法实现的新颖功能。基础研究成果和设备创新将通过发表的论文传播给研究界，并将纳入两个机构的 PI 提供的课程中。拟议的研究还将培训光子学、MEMS/NEMS、材料科学和量子光学等跨学科领域的研究生和本科生。 通过外展计划，该项目还将有助于提高 K-12 学生的兴趣和参与度，并扩大代表性不足群体的参与。 该研究的重点是通过采用高质量的碳化硅器件，探索和开发一个全新的微纳光子学器件平台，特别是纳米光力学和集成非线性光子学。光学微/纳米谐振器是光学科学和技术中许多重要领域的基本构建模块，从非线性光学、腔量子电动力学、光力学到生物医学传感。 器件性能主要取决于构建器件的底层材料的特性。所提出的研究基于 SiC 材料优异的线性光学、非线性光学、机械和热性能。通过创新的器件设计和先进的纳米制造技术，PI 计划将 SiC 建立为纳米光机械和非线性光子学的可行平台。 PI 在 SiC 材料加工和器件物理与工程方面拥有高度互补的专业知识。两个小组将组成一个综合团队，开展探索性研究，开发一系列多功能碳化硅微/纳米光子器件，其性能要么超越最先进的水平，要么是传统方法无法达到的。初步结果已经证明了实现这些目标的可行性。