Collaborative Research: Laser Treated Sol-Gel Glass for Ultra-High-Quality Photonic Devices

合作研究：用于超高品质光子器件的激光处理溶胶-凝胶玻璃

• 批准号: 0907638
• 负责人: Amy Shen
• 金额: $ 29.45万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-15 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0907638&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Laser; Treated; Sol

Technical: This project, funded by the Electronic and Photonic Materials (EPM) and Ceramics (CER) Programs, is to investigate a laser enhanced, flow and evaporation-induced self-assembly (FEISA) approach to synthesize sol-gel materials and ring-shape micro-resonators for ultra-high-quality photonic devices on silicon. The research combines experimental and theoretical activities in photonics, complex fluids dynamics, and sol-gel synthesis to (a) develop the laser-enhanced, sol-gel-FEISA glass as a novel material; (b) study the optical gain generation in various sol-gel-FEISA glass resonators; and (c) probe and characterize the optical functions of ultra-high-quality micro-resonators by using the materials fabricated in (a). The research focuses on micro-resonators as a benchmark system and investigates optical gain enhanced phenomena, such as nonlinear optics, lasing and plasmonics. The research is expected to impact the design and synthesis of novel photonic materials capable of generating optical gain for nonlinear optics at low light level and ultra-low-threshold microlasers on a silicon wafer with emission covering a wide spectral window from ultraviolet to near infrared. This is a collaborative research project that includes scientists at the Washington University and University of Washington with complementary expertise.Non-technical: The project addresses basic research issues in a topical area of materials and optical sciences with high technological relevance. The success of the project can lead to a route to achieve high-performance photonic devices on a silicon wafer. Through the project, Ph. D. and undergraduate students are trained in a multi-disciplinary environment that includes photonics, materials science, nano-fabrication, and applied physics. The discoveries from this project will be disseminated through publication in scientific journals, as well as wiki pages and videos on the project webpage for education purpose.

技术：该项目由电子和光子材料（EPM）和陶瓷（CER）计划资助，旨在研究激光增强、流动和蒸发诱导自组装（FEISA）方法来合成溶胶-凝胶材料和环-塑造用于超高质量硅光子器件的微谐振器。该研究结合了光子学、复杂流体动力学和溶胶-凝胶合成方面的实验和理论活动，以（a）开发激光增强溶胶-凝胶-FEISA玻璃作为一种新型材料； (b) 研究各种溶胶-凝胶-FEISA 玻璃谐振器中光学增益的产生； (c) 使用 (a) 中制造的材料探测并表征超高质量微谐振器的光学功能。该研究重点以微谐振器作为基准系统，并研究光学增益增强现象，例如非线性光学、激光和等离子体激元。该研究预计将影响新型光子材料的设计和合成，这些材料能够在低光水平下为非线性光学器件和硅晶片上的超低阈值微型激光器产生光学增益，其发射范围涵盖从紫外到近红外的宽光谱窗口。这是一个合作研究项目，包括来自华盛顿大学和华盛顿大学的具有互补专业知识的科学家。非技术性：该项目解决具有高度技术相关性的材料和光学科学主题领域的基础研究问题。该项目的成功可以为在硅晶圆上实现高性能光子器件开辟一条途径。通过该项目，博士生和本科生在多学科环境中接受培训，包括光子学、材料科学、纳米制造和应用物理学。该项目的发现将通过在科学期刊上发表以及项目网页上的维基页面和视频进行传播，以用于教育目的。