The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $413,527 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Maryland, College Park. This 3-year grant, starting on Sep 1, 2024, focuses on improving silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) by developing a new class of energy-efficient, switchable, digital, and nonvolatile micromechanical tuning elements. This innovation aims to enable more compact and efficient PIC circuits, overcoming significant barriers in the field of telecommunications, quantum information, and artificial intelligence. The project will also foster educational growth and diversity by involving graduate students and making the designs freely available to the scientific community. No sub-awards are planned for this grant.
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