Section II, A, 1 (ARO) Optoelectronics OSA Incubators: Science and Applications of Nanolasers; and Subwavelength Photonics
Abstract
The Optical Society of America, Inc., (OSA), mission is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide. OSA recently initiated the Incubator program to provide unique and focused experiences, providing researchers, engineers and business leaders in niche fields a valuable opportunity to meet and discuss advances, challenges and opportunities regarding their research. Methods: OSA continuously strives to expand the incubator program to examine new and burgeoning topics and solicits topics from OSA membership and the larger optics and photonics community. Working with leaders in the field OSA is developing two Incubator programs Science and Applications of Nanolasers; and Subwavelength Photonics. Significance: The goal of the Science & Applications Nanolasers Incubator is to forge connections between the diverse communities working on different approaches to nanolasers in order to identify fundamental goals and limits for nanolaser research, identify potential applications for nanolasers and identify a roadmap for nanolaser research that can bring the science closer to commercialization. Key questions that will be explored throughout the program include: ¥ Are there defineable and defendable benefits of constructing ever-Â-smaller lasers and light sources? ¥ What are fundamental scaling laws of light sources? ¥ Exactly how small should a lasers device be given technological desired functionality? ¥ If lasers should be smaller than VCSELs, which are the smallest commercially relevant laser available, then what will be the applications that could be enabled by these new class of light sources? The Subwavelength Photonics Incubator goal, is to establish new directions for the development of these emerging photonics structures and search for new applications that would be enabled by these structures. Subwavelength Photonics incubator focuses on controlling flow of light in optical materials structured at sub-wavelength scale, i.e. with structural dimensions smaller than the wavelength of light. Much exciting progress has been made in this area, including subwavelength index engineering in integrated optics, optical metamaterials, index and dispersion engineered silicon photonic devices, plasmonic devices, high-index-contrast gratings, anti-reflecting structures, resonant and holographic metasurfaces, nanostructured solar cells, ultra-thin lenses and nanophotonic couplers, to name a few.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 11, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1610564
Entities
People
- Gregory Quarles
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Optica
- United States Army