Ultra Networks Objectives

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Develop new nano-technologies to move photonics from the 1950s of electronics into the VLSI era (photonic plumbing is expensive)
Demonstrated foundation technologies for LSI and VLSI photonic components for Ultra Capacity Optical Networks
Solve new critical problems by integrating research in optical networks with nano-photonic devices, materials and nonlinear dynamics and controls.

Nanophotonic Technologies

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Integrate student education to incorporate material growth and device fabrication all the way to control theory and systems considerations.
Create a team-based responsibility for mentoring students with a unique perspective on a real, exciting and technologically critical problems.
Develop new cross-disciplinary modular teaching vehicles.
Create a dynamic, multidisciplinary research and learning environment that will attract a diverse set of graduate students from underrepresented groups.

Research and Educational Interactions at UCSB
(1 - New 30,000 sq ft building with nanofabrication clean room;
2 - New Engineering Sciences Building with 10,000 sq ft compound semiconductor clean room;
3 - Nanofabrication facility)

Research Team •• Objectives •• Research Projects •• Education •• Future Work •• Publications

University of California, Santa Barbara •• National Science Foundation

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0123864. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Develop new nano-technologies to move photonics from the 1950s of electronics into the VLSI era (photonic plumbing is expensive)

Demonstrated foundation technologies for LSI and VLSI photonic components for Ultra Capacity Optical Networks

Solve new critical problems by integrating research in optical networks with nano-photonic devices, materials and nonlinear dynamics and controls.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Integrate student education to incorporate material growth and device fabrication all the way to control theory and systems considerations.

Create a team-based responsibility for mentoring students with a unique perspective on a real, exciting and technologically critical problems.

Develop new cross-disciplinary modular teaching vehicles.

Create a dynamic, multidisciplinary research and learning environment that will attract a diverse set of graduate students from underrepresented groups.