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- Developing, by rational design that exploits recent advances in quantum and statistical mechanics, transformative new electro-optic materials and devices with enhanced properties including bandwidth, drive voltage, optical loss, power consumption, and stability;
- Enabling all-optical information processing by development of new third-order nonlinear optical materials that offer ultra-fast, large nonlinearities and low loss at telecommunication wavelengths;
- Implementing new infrared light sources, amplifiers, and detectors based on organic and hybrid opto-electronic materials that can be readily integrated into opto-chips;
- Seamlessly integrating materials and devices from the nanoscale to the microscale using self assembly, two-photon photolithography, and reactive ion etching for the low cost production of dense 3D optical, electro-optical, and opto-electronic circuitry;
- Exploiting photonic bandgap lattices and control of coupling to microresonators to enhance both second (electro-optic) and third-order (all-optical) nonlinear optical device performance;
- Producing organic electronic materials and devices that will be processed into low cost circuits;
- Creating cross-disciplinary curricula and educational resource materials that are directly tied to the research function and expertise of this Center and evaluating their impact;
- Recruiting and tracking, proactively, individuals from under-represented groups into the Center, through seminar programs, internships, fellowships, and strategic interactions;
- Enabling commercialization of new technology developed within the center by licensing to industry, by tracking developed technology, and by fostering the creation of new spin-off and start-up companies.
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