Analysis and design of novel photon-electron-interaction nanodevices for emerging applications

用于新兴应用的新型光子电子相互作用纳米器件的分析和设计

• 批准号: RGPIN-2020-03960
• 负责人: Cada, Michael
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=751572
• 关键词: Analysis; design; novel; photon; electron

This research program aims at developing the next generation of disruptive nanoscale photonic devices with on-chip amplification for applications in telecommunications (switching), biomedicine (sensing), energy (solar harvesting), information (signal processing), and other emerging technological, commercial, and consumer areas. The objectives are to establish theoretical, experimental, and technological platforms for nanophotonic functional elements with built-in optoelectronic gain capabilities in order to control and manipulate photons at ultra-high speeds. The proposed research will address the challenging issues of the theory, experiment and applications of optoelectronic interaction effects and their exploitation in photonic devices at the nanoscale. The research will concentrate on understanding concepts of obtaining optical amplification via extracting the energy from moving free electrons in solid-state materials, and exploiting nonlinearities and plasmonic interactions. The investigations will centre around the behaviour of photons in the electrons' environment with a focus on the means of bringing optical waves and electron-containing media into active interactions within optoelectronic materials while using their structural properties. Silicon, and other semiconductor materials such as graphene will be studied. Generic active nanophotonic elements will be investigated that are technologically compatible and integrable onto a common semiconductor platform for photon-electron functionalities implemented in application-specific nanoarchitectures. An integral part of the objectives is training highly qualified job-ready personnel in computer-aided modelling, simulations, and structure design of nanophotonic devices in terahertz and optical regions, in characterization and testing of fabricated samples, and in working closely with industrial partners to acquire practical experience. The research will transform our theoretical, modelling, simulation and design results into novel advanced nanophotonic devices with expected superb performance parameters such as on-chip built-in amplification/loss compensation, ultra-high operation speeds, robust sensing, and energy efficiency. This will lead to significant innovation thus contributing to further development of nanophotonic integrated components. New knowledge will be discovered from our planned studies of photon-electron interactions. It will lead to a long-term impact on photonics and its broad applications in many other areas such applied mathematics, physics, telecommunications, sensing and analysis of medical data, information processing, engineering, defense, and other emerging application areas. Students trained in the proposed research will be graduating with unique skills in the general area of nanotechnology and nanophotonics. This will make them job-ready and highly employable while being able to contribute actively to the further development of economic wealth of Canada.

该研究计划旨在开发下一代破坏性的纳米级光子设备，并在芯片上放大电信（开关），生物医学（传感），能源（太阳能收获），信息（信号处理）和其他出现的技术，商业和消费者领域。这些对象是为具有内置光电子增益功能的纳米光功能元素建立理论，实验和技术平台，以便以超高的速度控制和操纵照片。拟议的研究将解决光电相互作用效应的理论，实验和应用的挑战问题及其在纳米级光子设备中的剥削。这项研究将集中于理解通过从固态材料中移动自由电子以及利用非线性和等离激子相互作用的能量来获得光学扩增的概念。调查将围绕电子环境中照片的行为，重点是将光波和含电子介质带入光电材料中的主动相互作用，同时使用其结构特性。硅和其他半导体材料（例如石墨烯）将是勤奋的。将研究通用的活动纳米光元素，该元素在技术上兼容且可集成到公共半导体平台上，用于在应用特定的纳米结构中实现的光子电子功能。这些目标的一个组成部分是在Terahertz和光学区域，在计算机辅助建模，模拟和结构设计中培训高素质的工作就绪人员，在制造样品的表征和测试中，以及与工业合作伙伴紧密合作以获得实用经验。这项研究将把我们的理论，建模，模拟和设计结果转化为具有预期的SUPERS性能参数的新型高级纳米光设备，例如内置的放大/损失补偿/超高的操作速度，强大的灵敏度和能量效率。这将导致重大的创新，从而有助于进一步发展纳米光综合成分。从我们计划的光子电子相互作用的研究中，将发现新知识。这将导致对光子学及其在许多其他领域的广泛应用，例如应用数学，物理，电信，敏感性和分析医学数据，信息处理，工程，工程，国防和其他新兴应用领域的广泛应用。在拟议的研究中接受培训的学生将在纳米技术和纳米机学的一般领域毕业。这将使它们成为就业准备和高度就业，同时能够积极地为经济学的进一步发展做出贡献。加拿大财富。