NIRT: Nanophotonics for Optical Delay Engineering (NODE)

来自加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）的一个多学科团队，专门从事纳米光子学，纳米光学，光电子学以及材料科学和材料加工领域的研究，正在合作开发集成纳米材料，设备和系统，特别关注光学延迟工程（NODE）的纳米光子学。该项目的目的是展示芯片级实现的多级光延迟架构，使用纳米级光子材料和器件在波导配置，利用偏振自由度。 最大的推力将是在纳米光子光学元件放置在彼此接近的谐振现象的调查和他们的集成到纳米级器件和系统架构实现可编程的光学延迟，这是至关重要的众多应用，包括大型光学数据路由系统，真正的时间延迟相控阵列的光缓冲和一般的数字光信号处理架构的演示。 纳米光子材料，器件和系统的方法，设计，制造和表征方面的研究工作将有助于纳米光子学领域的学生和研究人员，推进对纳米器件之间近场共振和非共振相互作用的基本理解，并使其有效地与新功能集成。我们还将与UCSD的Preuss学校建立创新教育和外展项目，为来自贫困家庭的6-12年级学生设计。

A multidisciplinary team from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), specializing in the fields of nanophotonics, nanooptics, optoelectronics, and material science and material processing are collaborating in developing Integrated Nanoscale Materials, Devices and Systems with special focus on Nanophotonics for Optical Delay Engineering (NODE). The aim of the project is to demonstrate chip-scale realization of multistage optical delay architectures using nanoscale photonic materials and devices in a waveguide configuration, taking advantage of the polarization degree of freedom. The largest thrust will be on investigation of resonant phenomena in nanophotonic optical components placed in proximity to each other and demonstration of their integration into Nanoscale Devices-and-System Architectures realizing programmable optical delays which are crucial for numerous applications including optical buffering for large optical data routing systems, true time delay phased arrays, and general digital optical signal processing architectures. Research efforts in methodology, design, fabrication and characterization of nanophotonic materials, devices and systems will be useful for students and researchers in the fields of nanophotonics, advancing the fundamental understanding of the near field resonant and nonresonant interactions between nanoscale devices, and enabling their effective integration with novel functionalities. We will also establish innovative education and outreach projects with the UCSD's Preuss School, designed for students in 6-12 grade coming from disadvantaged households.