tunAble Liquid-crystal LOng-range surface PLASMon polariton components

Informations projet

ALLOPLASM

N° de convention de subvention: 273528

Projet clôturé

Date de début 1 Septembre 2011

Date de fin 31 Août 2013

Financé au titre de

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Coût total € 180 084,00

Contribution de l’UE € 180 084,00

Coordonné par

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Italy

Objectif

"ALLOPLASM aims at the theoretical analysis and the experimental fabrication and characterization of liquid-crystal tunable long-range surface plasmon polariton elements. Conventional metal stripe plasmonic waveguides shall be enhanced with an electrically-switchable liquid-crystal superstrate layer. Through appropriate design, the electrical tuning of the LC-molecule tilting shall control the level of structural asymmetry and, therefore, the propagation properties, such as propagation constant and losses.

The proposed structures shall be first theoretically analyzed and optimized by means of numerical tools, e.g. finite-element method, capable of addressing the anisotropic nature of the waveguiding structures. The derived structures shall be fabricated and optically characterized. Three types of end-components are targeted: a) a variable optical attenuator, b) a Mach-Zender interferometric modulator, and c) a directional coupler switch. Finally, the fabricated prototypes shall be packaged and pig-tailed, leading to compact electrically-tunable end-components.

The fellowship aims to promote the career development of the fellow, who already possesses a strong theoretical background in optics, nanophotonics and nanomaterials, as well as in numerical tools needed to study the properties of optical waveguiding structures, which comprise both isotropic and anisotropic materials, such as liquid crystals. During this project he will receive complementary training in clean room fabrication processes, clean room processes specific to fabrication of liquid crystal guided optics devices, morphological investigation techniques, back-end processing and optical characterization of free space and guided optics devices. Training-by-research will provide him expertise in the entire chain of integrated optics devices."

Champ scientifique

Not validated

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nanophotonics
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › liquid crystals

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thème(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Appel à propositions

FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
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Régime de financement

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinateur

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

• Contribution de l’UE: € 180 084,00
• Adresse: PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 ; 00185 Roma ; Italie
• Région: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Type d’activité: Research Organisations
• Contact administratif: Romeo Beccherelli (Dr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée