EAGER: Hyperuniform Disordered Photonic Band Gap Materials

本研究将探索新型光子带隙材料超均匀无序固体的性质，用于新型各向同性光子器件，如隔离器和光波导。智能优点：本项目的重点是优化计算工具，为光子器件的特定应用量身定做这种新材料，制造和表征在各个方向和偏振方向都显示光子带隙的样品材料，然后制造任意弯曲角度的光波导，探索新的光学功能。这种方法的优点在于可以从这种材料中获得根本新颖的器件和功能，从而有助于推动光子器件领域的发展。广泛的影响：具有完全光子带隙的无序材料由于其优越的性质，可能开辟一系列新的光子功能，在光通信、能量采集和非线性光学中的应用。为第一批光子组件奠定基础也可能开启电子和声学领域的更广泛应用。这项研究将支持一位对这一领域有早期兴趣的研究学者，并将通过在主要期刊上发表文章、国际会议和合作访问来提供研究传播。如果成功，该项目将有可能有助于理解和开发用于先进光子器件的下一代概念的新材料。总体而言，该项目将为光子学教学和教学创造新的材料和知识。

ObjectiveThe proposed research will explore the properties of new photonic bandgap materials, called hyperuniform disordered solids, for novel isotropic photonic devices such as isolators and waveguides.Intellectual Merit:The emphasis in this program will optimize computational tools to tailor this novel material for specific applications in photonic devices, manufacture and characterize sample materials displaying photonic band gap in all directions and polarizations, then fabricate waveguides with arbitrary bending angles and explore novel optical functionalities. The merit of this approach lies in the fundamentally novel devices and functionalities that can be obtained from this material, thus contributing to advancing the field of photonic devices.Broader Impact:Disordered materials with a complete photonic bandgap may open up a range of novel photonic functionalities, due to their advantageous properties, with applications in optical telecommunications, energy harvesting and non-linear optics. Laying the groundwork for the first photonic components may also unlock broader applications in electronics and phononics. This research will support a research scholar with early interest in this area, and research dissemination will be provided through publications in leading journals, international conferences and collaborative visits.If successful, the project has the potential to contribute to the understanding and development of a new material for next generation concepts for advanced photonic devices. Overall, the project will create new material and knowledge for teaching and instruction in Photonics.