Nanostencil lithography, a shadow-mask patterning technique, is used for high-throughput fabrication of plasmonic antenna arrays.
Sensors Research Thrust Strategic Goals:
- Improved Spectral resolution
- Wide Dynamic Range Communicative Sensor Arrays
- Improved Bandwidth-Responsivity Product
The Sensors Research Thrust concentrates on advancements in sensor technology necessary for smart lighting implementation. To accomplish this, the ERC explores fundamental design and development in areas that support a universal smart sensor platform, including silicon detector arrays, plasmonic sensors, high speed silicon detectors, and driver electronics integration. Unique modeling and simulation capabilities are under development to complement the design and optimization of the modular photonic components. Additional development efforts focus on advancements in GaN based photo-capacitive sensors essential in UV detector development. The collective effort of the Sensors research thrust provides the fundamental sensing technology for smart lighting system level to achieve the thrust’s strategic goals and provide low cost, energy efficient, healthy lighting systems.
Sensors Projects
- Light Sensors with Integrated Communications – Mona Hella, RPI
- Surface Acoustic Wave Optical Sensors – Michael Shur, RPI
- Advanced Plasmonic Sensors – Hatice Altug, BU
- Designing Advanced Smart Lighting through Full-Vector Maxwell’s Equations Modeling – Jamesina Simpson, UNM
- Optical Sensor Arrays – Majeed Hayat and Payman Zarkesh-Ha, UNM
