Vertical Cavity Photonic Integrated Circuits

提出的研究目标是建立一种革命性的新型垂直腔光子集成电路。利用二维光子晶格内的缺陷工程技术，实现了二维阵列元件之间的耦合。同样重要的是，这项研究将为扩展对微腔物理的理解以及新型光学材料的纳米制造技术提供一个新的背景。因此，用于光学处理应用或二维光互连（适用于芯片级！）的高密度、高性能二维光电路是本研究的目标。然而，这项研究也可能对高性能通信应用产生重大影响，例如用于下一代电信的波分复用或高容量光子集成电路。

The objective of the proposed research is to establish a revolutionary new class of vertical cavity photonic integrated circuits. The coupling between the elements of a 2-dimensional array will be achieved by using defect engineering within 2D photonic crystal lattices. Equally important, this research will provide a new context to extend the understanding of microcavity physics as well as the nano-fabrication techniques for novel optical materials. Therefore highly dense, high performance 2D optical circuits for optical processing applications or 2D optical interconnects (suitable for the chip level!) is a target of this esearch. However, this research may also have major impact on high-performance communication applications, such as for wavelength division multiplexing or high-capacity photonic integrated circut for the next generation of telecommunications.