Abstract
Photonics has been critical to the growth of the Internet that now carries a vast array of information over optical fiber. The future growth of information technology, including the transmission and processing of vast amounts of data, will require a new class of photonic devices that readily integrate directly with semiconductor circuits and processors. Nanophotonics will play a key role in this development, providing both designer optical materials and radically smaller and lower power consumption devices. We present our developments in engineered nanophotonic polymer materials and electro-optic polymer/silicon nanowire devices in the context of this burgeoning field.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 9186 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781628412130 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 19 2014 → Aug 20 2014 |
Other
| Other | 50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 8/19/14 → 8/20/14 |
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Keywords
- electro-optic modulators
- electro-optic polymers
- magneto-optics
- nanoparticles
- nanophotonics
- optical communications
- silicon photonics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Norwood, R. A. (2014). Nanophotonic materials and devices: Driving the big data engine. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 9186). [91860R] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2064625