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I-Corps Teams: Opto-plasmonic Photodetectors for Low-Cost Tele/Data Communications Beyond 5G

I-Corps 团队：用于 5G 之外的低成本电信/数据通信的光等离激元光电探测器

基本信息

批准号：
1904171
负责人：
Bahram Nabet
金额：
$ 5万
依托单位：
Drexel University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-02-01 至 2020-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1904171&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Corps Teams Opto plasmonic Photodetectors

项目摘要

The broader impact/commercial potentials of this I-Corps project include realization of ultra-fast optical receivers for applications in tele and data communication networks and centers both as in backbone infrastructure, and in end-user usage. This project provides unique technological advancements that circumvent traditional limits in speed of operation and in energy usage by taming the collective response of clouds of electrons in response to excitation - known as opto-plasmonic devices (OPD) - resulting in much more sensitive, high speed, and low power-consumption devices which convert optical signals to electrical ones, performing a crucial step in information transport. This reduces the energy cost-per-bit of information, helping Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology to become mainstream for general public use in applications such as in affordable ultra-high-speed Internet, high-capacity Internet-of-Things (IoT), and energy-saving cloud data storage and processing. Notably, this project contributes to the technological leadership of the US in the multi-billion dollar global communications markets, by generating advanced technical know-how and intellectual property, holding the key in manufacturing of new OPDs. Successful completion of this project results in a business opportunity for several sustainable jobs for electrical and optical engineers with potential for exponential growth in line with increasing demand for data communication. This I-Corps project produces market-ready high-speed photodetector technology based on Indium Phosphide material system that are i) capable of operation in tele/data communication rates of more than 200 Gbits/sec, which is six times faster than state-of-the-art, and ii) compatible with Silicon Photonics technology through a heterogeneous integration with silicon. Specifically, this product solves a bottleneck in high-speed operation of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits that rely on Germanium-based photodetectors as their optical receiver. For this product to be commercially ready, research and development plan includes major milestones of a) producing a stand-alone side-illuminated InP-based high speed photodetector compatible with optical communication wavelengths, and b) integration of the developed InP-based optical receiver into a Si-Photonics integrated circuit. Prototyping work will be done using NSF-supporting fabrication facilities, but volume production feasibility will be demonstrated by utilizing a fab-less model and using existing silicon foundry services across the United States.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力包括实现用于电信和数据通信网络和中心的超快光接收器，无论是在骨干基础设施中，还是在最终用户使用中。该项目提供了独特的技术进步，通过驯服电子云对激发的集体响应（称为光等离子体器件（OPD）），规避了操作速度和能源使用的传统限制，从而产生更灵敏，更高速，更低功耗的设备，将光信号转换为电信号，在信息传输中迈出了关键的一步。这降低了每比特信息的能源成本，帮助光子集成电路（PIC）技术成为大众应用的主流，例如负担得起的超高速互联网，大容量物联网（IoT）以及节能云数据存储和处理。值得注意的是，该项目通过产生先进的技术诀窍和知识产权，为美国在数十亿美元的全球通信市场中的技术领导地位做出了贡献，并在制造新的OPD方面发挥了关键作用。该项目的成功完成为电气和光学工程师提供了几个可持续工作的商业机会，这些工作有可能随着数据通信需求的增长而呈指数级增长。该I-Corps项目生产基于磷化铟材料系统的市场就绪的高速光电探测器技术，i）能够以超过200 Gbits/sec的电信/数据通信速率运行，比最先进的速度快六倍，ii）通过与硅的异构集成与硅光子技术兼容。具体而言，该产品解决了依赖锗基光电探测器作为光接收器的硅光子集成电路高速运行的瓶颈。为了使该产品在商业上做好准备，研究和开发计划包括以下主要里程碑：a）生产与光通信波长兼容的独立侧照式InP基高速光电探测器，以及B）将开发的InP基光接收器集成到Si光子集成电路中。原型工作将使用NSF支持的制造设施完成，但批量生产的可行性将通过使用无晶圆厂模型和使用美国各地现有的硅铸造服务来证明。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。