Presidential Young Investigator Award

瓦哈拉博士被选为总统青年 调查员 他积极从事基础研究， 纳米结构物理学在固态器件中的应用- 或者创造新的装置或者改进现有的装置。 在国家科学基金会的研究项目中， 将进行以下研究：（1）创建 通过纳米图案化实现全新的光学材料特性 二维（或三维，如果 多量子阱衬底被图案化），（2）使用单独的 纳米尺度的结构，如量子盒，以研究缩放 固态设备的局限性。 这些新特性导致 从两个或两个以上的载流子量子限制效应开始， 三维（在室温下开始需要结构 尺寸大约为100-200埃单位。 这项研究将对光学产生影响。 通信和信号处理技术。 的 与工业界的互动，这是总统固有的 青年研究员赠款将对国家 光电子领域的竞争力。

Dr. Vahala has been selected as a Presidential Young Investigator. He is active in fundamental research on the application of nanostructure physics to solid state devices - either to create novel devices or to improve existing devices. In the research program for the National Science Foundation he will pursue studies to include the following: (1) to create entirely new optical material properties by nanometric patterning of substrates in two dimensions (or three dimensions if a multiquantum well substrate is patterned), (2) to use individual nanometer scale structures such as quantum boxes to study scaling limitations in solid state devices. These new properties result from the onset of carrier quantum confinement effects in two or three dimensions (at room temperature onset requires structures on the order of 100-200 angstrom units in size. The research in this grant will have impact on optical communications and signal processing technology. The interactions with industry which are inherent with Presidential Young Investigator grants will have implications for national competitiveness in the opto-electronics field.