Microfabrication Platform for Guided-Wave Optics and Micro-electro-mechanical Systems Integration

导波光学和微机电系统集成微加工平台

• 批准号: 470175-2014
• 负责人: Ménard, Michaël
• 金额: $ 15.46万
• 依托单位: Université du Québec à Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=577520
• 关键词: Microfabrication; Platform; Guided; Wave; Optics

Improvements in micro-fabrication processes have enabled electronic circuit designers to increase the performance of electronic chips while also decreasing their cost. Researchers have leveraged the advanced micro-fabrication tools designed to sustain the growth of the electronic industry to introduce novel microsystems. These include micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which have found applications as sensors in many commercial products, including cars and cell phones. Micro-fabrication technologies can also be used to create optical devices and systems on the chip scale. This has led to the emergence of the fast growing field of silicon photonics. The objective of this research project is to develop a micro-fabrication platform that will combine the efficiency of MEMS actuators with the versatility of integrated optics. As a result, the platform will be ideal to miniaturize and integrate complex optical systems, which will contribute to reduce their cost and hence increase their accessibility. To demonstrate the potential of the platform, we will develop an optical channel selection system that will be the basis for the next generation of tunable transceivers of AEPONYX inc., a company offering solutions to build cost-effective wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical networks. However, the benefits of this research projects are expected to go beyond the improvement of telecommunication networks since devices built with the novel platform could find applications in many other areas, including environmental sensing and medical imaging. Moreover, the people trained during the research program will gain valuable advanced design and manufacturing skills. The proposed program will train 1 research assistant, 1 post-doctoral researcher, 2 PhDs, 4 Master's and 3 undergraduate students.

微制造工艺的改进使电子电路设计人员能够提高电子芯片的性能，同时降低其成本。研究人员利用先进的微制造工具来维持电子行业的发展，推出新颖的微系统。其中包括微机电系统（MEMS），它已在许多商业产品（包括汽车和手机）中作为传感器得到应用。微制造技术还可用于创建芯片级的光学器件和系统。这导致了快速发展的硅光子学领域的出现。 该研究项目的目标是开发一个微制造平台，将 MEMS 执行器的效率与集成光学的多功能性结合起来。因此，该平台将是复杂光学系统小型化和集成的理想选择，这将有助于降低其成本，从而提高其可访问性。为了展示该平台的潜力，我们将开发一个光通道选择系统，该系统将成为 AEPONYX 公司下一代可调谐收发器的基础，该公司提供构建经济高效的波分复用无源光网络的解决方案。 然而，该研究项目的好处预计将超越电信网络的改善，因为使用该新颖平台构建的设备可以在许多其他领域找到应用，包括环境传感和医学成像。此外，在研究计划期间接受培训的人员将获得宝贵的先进设计和制造技能。拟培养研究助理1名，博士后1名，博士生2名，硕士生4名，本科生3名。