Project

Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Optical Gain and Ultrafast Modulation on the Silicon Photonics Platform

Code
3E010115
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Classical physics
    • Condensed matter physics and nanophysics
    • Optical physics
  • Engineering and technology
    • Communications
    • Communications technology
    • Materials science and engineering
Keywords
integration spectroscopy nanotechnology photonics
 
Project description

Using light instead of electricity to carry information is heavily investigated for its higher bandwidths and lower energy consumption. On short scales, so-called optical interconnects are built using silicon photonics by using the CMOS platform used in micro-electronics. By combining silicon with novel nanomaterials such as ‘colloidal quantum dots’, we hope to increase the functionality of this platform.