Novel strategies for producing and manipulating microdrops on a patterned substrate

在图案化基底上产生和操纵微滴的新策略

• 批准号: 298360-2009
• 负责人: Feng, James
• 金额: $ 4.01万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=456844
• 关键词: Novel; strategies; producing; manipulating; microdrops

Silicon-based semiconductor brought about the revolution in electronics and computing in the late 20th century. A new revolution in information and computing technology is being fomented by the idea of replacing electrons by photons as carriers of information. Photons are faster than electrons and can convey huge amounts of data with low power loss. The linchpin in the new optoelectronic technology is the photonic crystal, made of periodically repeating elements of disparate dielectric constants. By steering light along precise paths through such crystals, we can produce the photonic counterpart of semiconductors---photonic chips and optical integrated circuits---which will potentially revolutionize telecommunication and computing technologies.

硅基半导体在20世纪末带来了电子和计算的革命。用光子代替电子作为信息载体的想法正在掀起一场信息和计算技术的新革命。光子比电子速度快，可以低功耗传输海量数据。新的光电子技术的关键是光子晶体，它由不同介电常数的周期性重复元素组成。通过将光沿着这种晶体的精确路径引导，我们可以生产半导体的光子对应物-光子芯片和光学集成电路--这可能会给电信和计算技术带来革命性的变化。