The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $453,103 Project Grant to the University of New Mexico (UNM) Office of Sponsored Projects Division. The grant, titled "CAREER: ULTRALOW PHASE NOISE SIGNAL GENERATION USING KERR-MICRORESONATOR OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS", aims to develop techniques for reducing thermal noise in microresonator optical frequency combs to enable the generation of ultra-low phase noise signals for precision measurement...
The University of Rochester received a $460,131 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop versatile on-chip devices for generating frequency combs and ultrashort pulses with high efficiencies and energies up to 1,000 times greater than the state-of-the-art. Specifically, the University will experimentally demonstrate how the energy limit of microresonator solitons can be engineered through loss engineering in strongly over-coupled cavities....
This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research to develop a deeper understanding of quantum phenomena in miniaturized optical circuits. The primary aims are to explore the transition regime where quantum effects become significant as optical circuits are miniaturized in size and power consumption. The research, led by The Leland Stanford Junior University, includes both theoretical and experimental...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Leland Stanford Junior University a $375,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support the development of computational tools for photonic design from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. Specifically, Stanford University will leverage physics-driven approaches to create new computational methods and software tools that enable the design of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to develop a novel chip-scale silicon photonics (SiP) millimeter-wave (mm-wave) channelizer with ultra-wide bandwidth, dynamic tuning, ultra-fast channelization, and interferer tolerance capabilities. The project aims to integrate SiP components with nanometer CMOS circuitry to generate optical frequency combs with flat...
This five-year, $519,013 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of an ultra-broadband high-power frequency comb light source for advanced spectroscopy and imaging at Stony Brook University from September 2022 through August 2027. Professors Allison and Liu will create a new laser-based light source spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from terahertz to soft x-rays, enabling phase-coherent femtosecond...
This $495,782 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) in developing chip-scale, fully integrated femtosecond mode-locked lasers (MLLs) on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) and realizing fully integrated ultrafast photonic systems. The key objectives are to generate high-power femtosecond pulses at microwave repetition rates and seamlessly integrate the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $284,687 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) on January 1, 2025. The research project aims to explore a new family of atomically thin ferroelectric semiconductors to advance high-performance logic devices, efficient memory architectures, and integrated nonlinear photonics. The key objectives are to: (1) synthesize molybdenum and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) to theoretically investigate and experimentally demonstrate compact, on-chip III-V lasers that are robust, efficient, and have a tailorable single-mode operation range. The proposed program aims to develop a family of topologically protected lasers to satisfy requirements for next-generation lasers used in photonic integrated circuits...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Princeton University. The grant supports the development of an innovative laser sensing technology platform that will employ dual-comb spectroscopy and quantum cascade laser frequency combs to enable three-dimensional localization and quantification of multiple atmospheric trace gas emissions. The novel chemical sensing system will integrate...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to develop the MOLINO (Multilayer Oxide-Clad Lithium Niobate On-Chip) platform for efficient and compact generation of mid-infrared frequency combs. The goal is to create chip-scale mid-infrared frequency comb sources that require significantly less power than current systems while providing broader bandwidth and lower cost. This will be achieved through a collaboration between Stanford University and the University of Neuchâtel, leveraging their expertise in ultrafast solid-state laser development, optical coatings, lithium niobate nanofabrication, and nonlinear photonic device characterization. The project aims to dramatically expand accessibility to mid-infrared frequency combs, accelerating scientific discovery and enabling new technologies for monitoring greenhouse gases, chemical analysis, and biosensing. The award period is from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2028.