Project Grant 2301389
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program project grant award provides $300,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to conduct research on integrated photonic platforms leveraging solution-processed wide-bandgap cesium lead halide perovskites. The 2-year project, starting January 1, 2025, aims to advance the understanding of perovskite crystal growth and patterning synthesis, as well as develop cost-effective integrated photonic devices that can enable...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering grant (CFDA 47.041) provides $547,117 to Trustees of Tufts College to develop a platform for scalable, nanoscale wavefront shaping using multimode photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The project aims to enable optical techniques for biomedical devices, quantum computers, and portable displays by miniaturizing visible-wavelength PICs to a chip scale. Key technical goals include amplitude and phase control of transverse spatial optical modes to...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research at The Washington University in St. Louis to develop a heterogeneous photonic integration platform. The key technical objectives are to: Enable the van der Waals integration of dissimilar functional nanomembranes, including barium titanate, gallium nitride, and cobalt ferrite, onto silicon and silicon nitride photonic circuits. This will allow the creation of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) has awarded a $305,498 Project Grant to Cornell University to conduct research on "LOW-DIMENSIONAL CHIRAL PEROVSKITES FOR CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT DETECTION." This 3-year project, running from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2028, aims to advance the fundamental knowledge of chiral semiconductors and circularly polarized light (CPL) photodetectors. The research team at Cornell University will work to enhance...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide $402,134 from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 to support research and development of a novel class of semiconductor nanostructures called non-Hermitian topological photonic crystals. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing, fabricating, and characterizing the optical properties and optoelectronic device applications of these photonic crystal slabs,...
- This $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) program (CFDA 47.079) aims to address challenges in scaling trapped-ion quantum computing systems. The project will develop integrated photonic devices for efficient modulation and delivery of visible and ultraviolet laser light required to control trapped ion quantum systems. The work will assess two complementary approaches - acousto-optic and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $540,000 project grant to the University of Dayton Research Institute Division to develop novel hybrid silicon charge-trapped photonic waveguide devices. The 3-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, seeks to demonstrate energy-efficient non-volatile optical memory for computing, multi-level optical memory, high-sensitivity proton sensing, and the potential for label-free gene sequencing on a photonic...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Maryland, College Park will explore a new class of low-loss phase change materials to control light propagation and enable "synthetic dimensions" for advanced optical information processing and computing. The project aims to develop reconfigurable modal control and topological nanophotonics for next-generation communications and quantum computing...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $500,000 to Cornell University to design and develop a new class of engineered metamaterials that can achieve high refractive indices. The goal is to create artificial materials with optical properties not found in nature, enabling improved optical components and capabilities for applications like faster computing, enhanced imaging, and high-speed...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $500,000.00 over a 4-year period to Purdue University to develop a novel hybrid thin film platform with unique optical properties for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The research aims to advance understanding of electro-optical and magneto-optical coupling effects in complex nanoscale hybrid metamaterials, and demonstrate key building blocks for future large-scale PICs including...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $446,998 Project Grant to Cornell University to develop a new CMOS-compatible platform for ultraviolet (UV) and visible integrated photonics based on thin-film deposited hafnia. The key objectives are to: Explore strategies to inhibit crystallization of hafnia and reduce optical losses by incorporating other elements into the films. The resulting composite films will maintain hafnia's high refractive index while significantly reducing losses. Develop materials processing and nanofabrication techniques to pattern the low-loss composite material into photonic devices. Pursue novel photonic device concepts leveraging the new platform, particularly focused on applications in atomic quantum systems. This work aims to enable significantly higher performance integrated photonics at blue/UV wavelengths, with potential applications spanning quantum systems, bio-chemical spectroscopy, and neural stimulation. The project period runs from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $447.0k | 7/21/23 |