Distinguished Seminar Series: "Silicon Photonics:
The Optical Spice Rack" by Michal Lipson
Friday, April 11, 2014 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
CREOL Room 102
CREOL Room 102
Michal Lipson
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell
University
Abstract:
Silicon is evolving as a versatile photonic platform with
multiple functionalities that can be seamlessly integrated. The tool box is
rich starting from the ability to guide and amplify multiple wavelength sources
at GHz bandwidths, to optomechanical MEMS and opto-fluidics devices. As an
example of novel device capabilities, I will discuss the generation of strong
optical forces in these ultra small light confining structures. We have
recently shown that optical forces can enable controllable, static manipulation
of photonic structures, an important step towards enabling recently proposed
functionalities for optomechanical devices, such as self-aligning and optical
corralling behaviour. These advances should enable future micro-optomechanical
systems (MOMS) with novel and distinct functionalities.
Biography:
Michal Lipson is a Professor at the School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering here at Cornell University. Her research focuses on novel
on-chip Nanophotonics devices. She holds numerous patents on novel micron-size
photonic structures for light manipulation, and is the author of over 150
technical papers in journals in Physics and Optics. She has pioneered several
of the critical building blocks for silicon photonics including the GHz silicon
modulators. Professor Lipson's honors and awards include the MacArthur Fellow,
OSA Fellow, IEEE Fellow, IBM Faculty Award, and NSF Early Career Award.
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