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Title:

Metamaterial waveguides for on-chip spectral control

Agreement Number:

960280

Agreement Value:

$198,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 9, 2020 - Oct 31, 2023

Description:

Integrated optical filters are essential building blocks for applications as diverse as datacom and telecom networks, optical signal processing, quantum optics and astrophotonics, where spectral control of multi-wavelength signals is required. Over the last decade, sidewall-corrugated Bragg gratings have emerged as the preferred nanophotonic solution for spectral shaping and filtering. However, the high-index contrast of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform imposes strict limitations on the corrugation depths needed for narrowband filters that cannot be achieved even with state-of-the-art lithographic patterning available in silicon photonics foundries. The Project will utilize subwavelength grating (SWG) metamaterials, an enabling technology for optimizing and customizing the performance of integrated optical devices, to achieve spectrally engineered multi-line integrated filters based on Bragg gratings in silicon and silicon nitride metamaterial waveguides, with potentially unprecedented performance, for telecom applications.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Location:

Malaga, ES

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q3-960280

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

000000000

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

Universidad de Malaga

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Program Purpose:

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

NAICS Code:

541719