Integrated Photonic Devices

提议的研究计划建立在主席的优势上，以扩大集成光子学在神经科学领域的应用。本研究的目标是开发和展示一个用于大规模并行集成纳米光子神经探针的代工厂制造光子平台。该探针将用于皮层神经元连通性的功能定位，并可成为脑活动定位和光遗传学的新工具。该探针克服了光学成像技术的散射限制穿透深度，并实现了目前商用光电极无法实现的集成密度。这个多学科项目将涉及纳米力学、生物电子学、神经科学和神经外科的合作者。

The proposed research program builds on the strengths of the chairholder to expand the application of integrated photonics into the field of neuroscience. The goals of this research are to develop and demonstrate a foundry-manufactured photonic platform for massively parallel, integrated nanophotonic neural probes. The probes will be used for the functional mapping of neuronal connectivity in the cortex, and they can become a new tool in brain activity mapping and optogenetics. The probes overcome the scattering-limited penetration depth of optical imaging techniques and enable an integration density not presently available in commercial opto-electrodes. This multidisciplinary project will involve collaborators in nanomechanics, bioelectronics, neuroscience, and neurosurgery.