(DURIP)VERSATILE TESTBED FOR INTEGRATED NANOPHOTONICS
Abstract
Chip-scale integration of electronics and photonics is a well-recognized key transformative step for realizing next generation information technology. Integrated nanophotonic systems require specialized test equipment for evaluating materials, processing protocols, and device architectures critical to optimizing the performance of components and systems. This proposal requests support for the development of a suite of test instrumentation that will permit high-throughput evaluation of new materials and devices critical to building on the record-setting performance realized through AFOSR-supported research. Introduction of two new classes of electro-optic materials makes an award at this time particularly important as integration of these new materials into hybrid nanophotonic architectures can afford orders of magnitude improvement in electro-optic performance versus state-of-the-art telecommunications systems and sensors. The proposed testbed would provide temperature-controlled, multi-GHz capabilities including the ability to analyze both amplitude and phase modulation data from nanophotonic systems. This nanophotonic testbed is also critical for promoting technology transfer by both accelerating technology development and enabling the training of both industrial and academic engineers focused on the commercial implementation of the technology. This new facility at the University of Washington will also advance the training of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students and particularly those associated with seven research groups from the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, and Electrical and and Computer Engineering and of visiting students from universities such as Western Washington University, Pomona College (California), California Institute of Technology, and Norfolk State University (Virginia).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502110193
Entities
People
- Larry Dalton
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Washington