Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP 2012)
11 - 13 September 2012
Ultra-Efficient Nano-Photonic Devices using Hybrid Material Systems for Optical Communication and Sensing
Alan Wang
Oregosn State University, USA
Abstract
With the rapid development of nano-photonic technology, it is becoming increasingly critical to integrate different materials into the same chip to obtain higher performance and more functionality. In this presentation, we will focus on slow-light enhanced photonic crystal waveguide as an ultra-compact and highly efficient platform, while integrating innovative functional materials such as electro-optic polymers, microfluidic channels, silver nanoparticles and nanowires for power efficient on-chip optical communication and high sensitivity biomolecule detection. Our simulation and experimental results have revealed exclusive advantages of integrating hybrid materials into silicon nano-photonic devices.
Bio
Alan X. Wang received his B.S. degree from Tsinghua University, and M.S. degree from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. From January 2007 to August 2011, he was with Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, Texas, where he served as the Chief Research Scientist with more than 4 million dollars of research grants from various government agencies, including National Science Foundation (NSF), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), Army Research Office (ARO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Institute of Health (NIH). Since September 2011, he has been an assistant professor at Oregon State University in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His research interest covers board level optical interconnects, micro- and nano- photonic devices, RF photonics, and optical sensing technologies including IR spectroscopy and Raman scattering for biomedical research and environmental protection. He has more than sixty journal and conference publications, including seven invited and plenary presentations. In 2006, his work on reducing the cross talk of polymer optical switch was reported as the Breaking News of Lightwave Europe, and his contribution of efficient optical coupling into slow light photonic waveguide was reported as World News by Laser Focus World in December 2010.