La miniaturisation des composants électroniques de l'échelle micro à l'échelle nano a entrainé aussi une miniaturisation des systèmes micro électromécaniques (MEMS). Cependant, la transition de MEMS à NEMS (systèmes nano électromécaniques) ne se résume pas simplement une réduction de taille. En fait, les méthodes d'actionnement et de détection utilisées couramment à l'échelle micro ne sont pas toujours efficaces à l'échelle nano. En plus, la fabrication des composants nanométriques avec des méthodes top-down est un défi à cause des limites de résolution. En surmontant ces difficultés, nous avons fabriqué et caractérisé des résonateurs à base de nanofils en silicium suspendus avec des petites sections de 30nm par 40nm et de longueurs allant de 1.5-3.5μm. L'actionnement de ces résonateurs est électrostatique et la détection est effectué avec deux mécanismes indépendants : (i) l'effet piezo résistif de deuxième ordre et (ii) l'effet de champ. Les mesures en régime statique nous ont permis de valider la présence de ces deux mécanismes et d'extraire les paramètres correspondants tels que le facteur de jauge et la transconductance du nanofil. Aussi, pour la première fois, ces deux principes ont été utilisés en alternance pour détecter la résonance du même nanofil. Les résultats obtenus avec ces transductions sont très prometteurs. La distinction entre les deux méthodes de transduction a été possible grâce à l'hétérodynage qui permet de sélectionner des phénomènes qui se produisent à la fréquence naturelle du dispositif ou au double de cette fréquence. Dans le but d'évaluer les performances de ces résonateurs pour de potentielles applications, nous avons mesuré la variance d'Allan. La stabilité de ces résonateurs pour des temps courts est du même ordre que celle des MEMS en silicium ce qui permet d'envisager l'utilisation de nanofils de silicium pour concevoir des bases de temps. Ces dispositifs nanométriques peuvent également être utilisés comme détecteur de masse avec des résolutions en masse de l'ordre du zg / The continuous miniaturization of electronics from micro to nano scale has impacted also the micro electromechanical systems (MEMS). However, the transition from MEMS to NEMS (nano electromechanical systems) is not only a matter of size. The actuation and detection principles used for efficient transduction at the microscale are not always efficient at the nanoscale. Also, top-down fabrication for nanometric devices becomes challenging due to resolution limits. Overcoming such difficulties, we were able to fabricate and characterize suspended silicon nanowire resonators with cross sections as small as 30nm by 40nm and lengths of 1.5-3.5μm. The actuation of these resonators was electrostatic, while the detection was performed with two independent physical phenomena: (i) the piezoresistive effect of second order and (ii) the field-effect. Measurements in static regime permitted us to validate the presence of these two mechanisms and extract related parameters such as the gauge factor and the nanowire transconductance. Then, for the first time, these two principles were used alternatively on the same silicon nanowire device for resonance detection and showed promising results. The distinction between the two was possible thanks to the down-mixed technique which could differentiate phenomena happening at the natural resonant frequency of the nanowire and twice this frequency. In order to evaluate the performances of these resonators, Allan deviation measurements were performed. It seems that the short-term stability of these devices is in the spectrum of other silicon MEMS devices for time reference applications and that potentially silicon nanowire resonators could be conceived for time keeping. Another potential application of these devices consists in mass sensing with mass resolutions close to the state of the art (<zg)

L'objectif de la thèse était la conception et la synthèse de filtres RF passe-bande reconfigurables, basés sur des résonateurs de type “Patch”. Une méthode de conception dédiée à la synthèse des filtres reconfigurables a été développée et appliquée à deux filtres reconfigurables basés sur des « patchs » triangulaire et circulaire. La technique de synthèse repose sur l'analyse de la matrice de couplage, facilitée par une analyse électromagnétique des modes propres des résonateurs « Patch ». Les filtres reconfigurables ont été conçus et optimisés à l'aide de simulations électromagnétiques 3D en incluant le modèle électrique des composants localisés utilisés, diodes varactors et capacités fixes. Les deux filtres reconfigurables ont été réalisés en technologie circuit imprimé. Les dimensions minimum du « layout » ont été choisies afin d'être compatibles avec une technologie bas coût, la dimension la plus faible n'étant pas inférieure à 0,5 mm. / The objective of this thesis is the design and synthesis of tunable bandpass filters at microwave frequencies using planar patch resonators. A methodology for the design and synthesis of tunable patch filters is developed and applied to two filters with triangular and circular topologies. The methodology provides techniques to extract the coupling scheme that models the filter behavior and the necessary equations for calculating the corresponding coupling matrix. Then, the theoretical filter response resulting from the analysis of the coupling matrix coefficients is compared to the results of complete simulations. The complete simulations combine the results of the 3D electromagnetic (EM) simulation of the filter layout with the results of the electrical simulation of the tuning devices, represented by their lumped elements equivalent model. This allows the correct model of the tuning effect and the definition of the tuning possibilities and limits. In order to validate the methodology, the tunable patch filters are fabricated using Microwave Integrated Circuit (MIC) technology on flexible substrates. The minimum dimensions are greater than 0.5 mm, ensuring a low cost fabrication process.

SILVA, Roger Ribeiro. Estudo das propriedades dielétricas do Niobato de Bismuto e Titânio dopado com PbO e Bi2O3 para aplicações em antenas. 2009. 93 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Física) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2009. / Submitted by Edvander Pires (edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2015-06-16T21:40:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_dis_rrsilva.pdf: 3731493 bytes, checksum: ea1e0ca9dd5b082cce643034649ad572 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Edvander Pires(edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2015-06-18T18:22:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_dis_rrsilva.pdf: 3731493 bytes, checksum: ea1e0ca9dd5b082cce643034649ad572 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-18T18:22:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_dis_rrsilva.pdf: 3731493 bytes, checksum: ea1e0ca9dd5b082cce643034649ad572 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Dielectric resonators based on type structure compound Bi3TiNbO9 show singular characteristics for microwave applications, including high dielectric constants, low dissipation losses and low temperature coefficients. Single phase of the Bi3TiNbO9 powder was obtained by x-ray diffraction technique. The ceramics doped during manufacture, with lead oxide and bismuth oxide, were synthesized by solid state reaction at 950°C for two hours. Samples were analysed by Archimedes method and exhibited good levels of density for doped ceramics with bismuth and lead oxide. Grain morphology and stoichiometry of ceramics were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy technique. Far infrared spectroscopy identified large bands on the Bi3TiNbO9 structure by attenuated total reflection technique. Radiofrequency measurements showed that doped ceramics exhibited higher dielectric constants than pure phase. Microwave measurements were investigated by Hakki-Coleman and resonant cylindrical cavity. The ceramics called as BTNO3BiP, BTNO5BiP, BTNO10BiP, BTNO3PbG e BTNO5PbG, showed high dielectric constants and high quality factors demonstrating that they can be applied in dielectric antennas on microwave range. / Ressoadores dielétricos baseados na estrutura do composto Bi3TiNbO9 apresentam características singulares para aplicações em microondas, incluindo altas constantes dielétricas, baixos fatores de dissipação e baixos coeficientes de temperatura. Obteve-se a fase pura da amostra em pó de Bi3TiNbO9 pela técnica de difração de raios X. As amostras cerâmicas dopadas durante a fabricação, com óxido de chumbo e óxido de bismuto, foram sintetizadas pelo método de reação do estado sólido a 950°C por 2 horas. As amostras foram analisadas pelo método de Arquimedes e apresentaram bons níveis de densidade nas dopagens com os óxidos de bismuto e chumbo. A morfologia dos grãos e a estequiometria das amostras cerâmicas foram investigadas pelas técnicas de microscopia eletrônica de varredura e análise por energia dispersiva de raios X. A espectroscopia no infravermelho distante identificou bandas largas na estrutura do Bi3TiNbO9 pela técnica de reflexão total atenuada. As medidas de constante dielétrica e perda dielétrica em radiofreqüência demonstraram que as dopagens com chumbo e bismuto exibiram maiores constantes dielétricas em relação à cerâmica pura. As medidas em microondas foram estudadas pelos métodos Hakki-Coleman e a cavidade ressonante metálica. As cerâmicas denominadas como BTNO3BiP, BTNO5BiP, BTNO10BiP, BTNO3PbG e BTNO5PbG, apresentaram altas constantes dielétricas e altos fatores de qualidade, demonstrando que podem ser aplicadas em antenas dielétricas na faixa de micro-ondas.

Ce travail de thèse porte sur l'étude de l'intégration des fonctions d'amortissement vibroacoustique dans des plaques en matériau composite. Dans un premier temps, pour une méta-plaque non composite, les caractéristiques d'atténuation des vibrations ont été étudiées avec un réseau périodique de résonateurs (poutre-masse) attachés à une plaque.L'effet de périodicité et des résonances locales permet de bloquer la propagation d'ondes sur des plages de fréquences données, appelée bandes interdites. Des simulations numériques basées sur la MEF ont permis de calculer les diagrammes de bandes des plaques périodiques et d'analyser la sensibilité de ces bandes interdites aux différents paramètres de conception de méta-plaque. Les calculs de coefficient de transmission d'une onde plane selon la direction perpendiculaire à la zone traitée, mettent en évidence la présence des bandes interdites prédites par le diagramme de bande. Les réponses fréquentielles de plusieurs modèles sont comparées, pour mettre en évidence les écarts entre une structure infinie et une structure finie. Une méthode automatique originale est mise au point pour détecter les gammes de fréquences des bandes interdites pour une méta-plaque finie.Ces méthodes théorique et expérimentale sont alors appliquées à des plaques composites SMC avec des perforations périodiques. Des essais avec une excitation unidirectionnelle et une excitation ponctuelle sont réalisés. L'influence de chaque type de sollicitation sur la réponse vibratoire des plaques est analysée pour mettre en évidence la détectabilité des bandes interdites. Enfin, la robustesse des bandes interdites aux variations du réseau périodique est validée. / The vibration attenuation characteristics of a metamaterial plate were investigated theoretically and experimentally with a 2-dimensional periodic array of resonators (mass-beam) attached to a thin homogeneous plate.The sensitivity analysis of the band gap frequency range took into account the uncertainties of all the design parameters of the metamaterial plate. The theoretical approach used the finite element method (FEM) to compare the predicted band gaps with those derived from infinite and finite models of the metamaterial.An original automatic method is proposed to detect the frequency ranges of band gaps in finite metamaterial based on the behavior of the corresponding bare plate. Directional plane wave excitation and point force excitation were applied to evaluate the efficiency of the detection method. The results of these analyses were compared with experimental measurements. Frequency ranges of experimental vibration attenuation are in good agreement with the theoretically predicted complete and directional band gaps.These theoretical and experimental methods are then applied to SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) composite plates with periodic perforations. Tests with unidirectional excitation and point force excitation are performed. The influence of each type of excitation on the vibratory response of the plates is analyzed in order to demonstrate the detectability of the bands gaps.Finally, the robustness of the band gap to the variations of the periodic lattice is validated following an integration of perturbations: addition of local mass on half of the unit cells according to a periodic or random positions.

En septembre 2015, le détecteur LIGO a permis la première observation directe d'ondes gravitationnelles. Ce détecteur terrestre, tout comme le détecteur européen VIRGO, est basé sur des technologies purement optiques. Ces instruments sont extrêmement sensibles autour de 100 Hz mais ils sont limités en dessous de quelques dizaines de Hertz par différentes sources de bruit (bruit sismique, bruit newtonien...) qui ne sont pas distinguables de l'effet du passage d'une onde gravitationnelle.Le principe du projet MIGA (Matter wave – laser based Interferometer Gravitation Antenna) est de coupler un interféromètre optique avec plusieurs interféromètres atomiques séparés spatialement afin d'être sensible aux ondes gravitationnelles à plus basse fréquence (typiquement autour d'un Hertz). Les atomes froids sont lancés en configuration fontaine et sont séparés, réfléchis et recombinés par des impulsions laser effectuées dans une cavité optique de 300 m de long. Ces impulsions bénéficieront du gain optique intrinsèque au résonateur, leur permettant d'atteindre la puissance nécessaire à la réalisation de transitions de Bragg d'ordre élevé, augmentant ainsi la sensibilité des interféromètres atomiques. Chaque interféromètre mesure le champ gravitationnel local et les vibrations des miroirs. Le bruit sismique est donc rejeté dans le cas de mesures différentielles et en reconstruisant spatialement le champ gravitationnel, on pourra différencier le signal dû aux ondes gravitationnelles, qui est un pur gradient à l'échelle de l'instrument, du bruit newtonien qui a une signature spatiale.Les cavités de 300 m seront installées au LSBB (Laboratoire Souterrain Bas Bruit) à Rustrel, où l'antenne MIGA pourra bénéficier d'un environnement remarquablement calme. Cet instrument permettra de cartographier le champ gravitationnel du site, ce qui sera d'un grand intérêt pour l'étude géologique du massif karstique.Dans le cadre de ce projet, nous réalisons au LP2N une expérience préliminaire dont l'objectif est de générer un interféromètre de 87Rb en cavités en configuration de fontaine atomique. Cet instrument utilise une nouvelle architecture de résonateurs optiques demi-dégénérés afin de manipuler les atomes de façon cohérente avec des impulsions de Bragg. / In September 2015, the LIGO detector realized the first direct observation of gravitational waves. This ground-based detector, as well as the European detector VIRGO, is based on purely optical technologies. These instruments are extremely sensitive around 100 Hz but they are limited below few tens of Hertz by several sources of cavity length noise (seismic noise, Newtonian noise...) that mimic the effect of a gravitational wave.The idea of the MIGA (Matter wave-laser based Interferometer Gravitation Antenna) is to couple an optical interferometer with several atom interferometers spatially separated to be sensitive to gravitational waves at lower frequencies (typically around 1 Hz). The cold atoms are launched in a fountain configuration and are then split, deflected and recombined by laser pulses generated in a 300 m long optical cavity. These laser pulses will benefit from the intrinsic optical gain of the resonator, which will allow them to reach the needed power to generate high order Bragg transitions and to improve the sensitivity of the atom interferometers. Each interferometer measures the local gravitational field and the motion of the cavity. The seismic noise can be rejected by doing differential measurements and by reconstructing the spatial gravitational field, one can differentiate the gravitational wave signal, which is a pure gradient at the scale of our instrument, from the Newtonian noise that has a spatial signature.The 300 m long cavities will be implemented at the LSBB laboratory in Rustrel, where the antenna will benefit from an outstanding low noise environment. This instrument will allow to map the gravitational field of the site which will be of great interest for the geological study of the karstic massif.In the frame of this project, a preliminary experiment is currently under construction at the LP2N laboratory whose objective is to generate a 87Rb interferometer in a cavity in a atomic fountain configuration. This instrument uses a new architecture of half-degenerate optical resonators to manipulate coherently the atomic cloud with Bragg transitions.

Construímos um arranjo experimental para o estudo de ressonadores acústicos, que tem sido considerados como análogos clássicos de bilhares quânticos. O equipamento mantém estabilidade durante vários dias, o que é uma condição necessária para a obtenção de espectros de autofreqüências com a resolução requerida para a caracterização precisa destes sistemas. Caracterizamos 7 amostras, que são placas de alumínio com espessura < 2 mm e que possuem as seguintes geometrias: dois estádios de Sinai, com e sem dessimetrização planar; três triângulos sendo um equilátero, um retângulo e outro escaleno, este com todos os ângulos agudos e irracionais em unidades de ; além de duas amostras circulares, com e sem dessimetrização planar. Observamos que três amostras apresentam estatísticas GOE, uma 2GOE, uma semi-Poisson, uma Poisson com perda de níveis, e outra aparentemente intermediária entre a GOE e a 2GOE, que nao foi possível classificar. A qualidade dos dados também permitiu a obtenção das energias dos espectros, onde obtivemos resultados coerentes com a classificação a / We have built an experimental apparatus to study acoustic resonators which have been considered as classical analogs of quantum billiards. The equipment was able to keep the stability during several days, which is a requirement to the precise eigenfrequency measurements allowing a characterization of the systems. We have characterized 7 samples made of aluminum plates with thickness smaller than 2 mm having the following geometries: two Sinai\'s stadiums (with and without planar symmetry), an equilateral triangle, a rectangle triangle, and a scalene triangle with three acute and irrational angles, and two circular shaped samples, with and without planar symmetry. We observed that three of the samples followed the GOE statistics (the asymmetrical Sinai stadium, the rectangle triangle and the scalene one). The asymmetrical Sinai stadium was described by 2GOE statistics, the equilateral triangle by the semi-Poisson, the symmetrical circle by a Poisson with missing levels and the asymmetrical circle has statistics apparently between 1GOE and 2GOE which was not possible to classify. The high quality of data allowed us to calculate the spectra energies and we found these results compatible with the previous one.

Os estados emaranhados da luz são de grande importância para protocolos de comunicação quântica. Uma das principais fontes que vem sendo estudada no Laboratório de Manipulação Coerente de Átomos e Luz - LMCAL é o oscilador paramétrico ótico (OPO) no qual, através de processos paramétricos não lineares de segunda e terceira ordem (x(2) e x(3)), são produzidos feixes intensos que apresentam correlações quânticas. Recentemente, o LMCAL vem explorando o processo de mistura de quatro ondas (fenômeno derivado da susceptibilidade de terceira ordem x(3)) como fonte geradora de feixes emaranhados. Inicialmente, foi realizado a partir de células de rubídio e agora, em colaboração com o grupo de pesquisa da Profa. Michal Lipson da Universidade de Columbia, em chips de nitreto de silício (Si3N4); permitindo assim possibilidades de modulação ultra-rápida, confinamento de luz em volumes muito reduzidos, além da ótica não-linear do OPO. O presente projeto visa estudar as propriedades quânticas da luz nos OPOs em chips de silício, permitindo que sistemas muito eficientes em informação clássica possam ser usados também para implementação de protocolos de informação quântica. / Entangled States of light beams are of great importance for quantum communication protocols. One of the most relevant source of such states which is being studied at the Laboratory of Coherent Manipulation of Atoms and Light - LMCAL (in portuguese) is the Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO) which through second and third order nonlinear parametric processes (x(2) and x(3)) produces intense fields that have quantum correlations. Recently, LMCAL is exploring four-wave mixing (FWM), a third-order nonlinear parametric process, as a source of entangled beams. Initially, on rubidium cells and now, in collaboration with Prof. Michal Lipson from the Columbia University, on silicon nitride (Si3N4) chips; opening a new avenue for ultrafast modulation, light confinement in reduced light volumes, as well as the nonlinear optics of the OPO. This project is intended to study quantum properties of light of on-chip OPOs in order to achieve the integration of these highly efficient devices for implementations of quantum information protocols.

Submitted by Marco Antonio Oliveira da Silva (maosilva@ipen.br) on 2017-11-09T11:26:50Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-09T11:26:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Os lasers Raman permitem a exploração de novos comprimentos de onda, não comumente acessíveis, graças ao Espalhamento Raman Estimulado. Unidos a processos de conversão não linear, abrem-se campos para emissão de comprimentos de onda na região do visível no espectro eletromagnético. Com uma mesma configuração, diversas combinações de cristais possibilitam a geração de múltiplas frequências, transformando esse tipo de laser em um dispositivo compacto e barato quando comparado com outras tecnologias existentes. Este trabalho apresenta a busca da conversão intracavidade em frequências de lasers Raman, em uma configuração linear. Com dois comprimentos de onda de bombeamento de energia (797 nm e 872 nm), diodos semicondutores foram utilizados para acessar dois picos de absorção do cristal Nd:YLF. O bombeamento em 797 nm levou a emissão fundamental em 908 nm. E através do cristal KGW, com linhas de emissão Stokes, um novo comprimento de onda foi alcançado, em 990 nm. Com o cristal dobrador, BiBO, soma de frequência e segundo harmônico foram gerados, permitindo as emissões em uma região espectral azul bastante larga (450 500 nm). Com o bombeamento em 872 nm, uma emissão de três níveis no cristal Nd:YLF não foi possível, conseguindo apenas a emissão em 1064 nm, linha comum para cristais de neodímio. Uma outra cavidade foi estudada, porém com bombeamento em 880 nm e cristal de Nd:YVO4, conhecido por ser self-Raman. Com uma configuração linear semelhante à anteriormente citada, somente sua linha de emissão fundamental em 914 nm foi obtida, não sendo possível com as condições trabalhadas a emissão Stokes, que permitisse dar continuidade ao estudo. / Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear) / IPEN/D / Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares - IPEN-CNEN/SP

The growing demand for wireless communication systems is driving the integration of radio frequency (RF) front-ends on the same chip with multi-band functionality and higher spectral efficiency. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have an overarching applicability to RF communications and are critical components in facilitating this integration process. Among a variety of RF MEMS devices, piezoelectric MEMS resonators have sparked significant research and commercial interest for use in oscillators, filters, and duplexers. Compared to their bulky quartz crystal and surface acoustic wave (SAW) counterparts, MEMS resonators exhibit impressive advantages of compact size, lower production cost, lower power consumption, and higher level of integration with CMOS fabrication processes. One of the promising piezoelectric MEMS resonator technologies is the aluminum nitride (AlN) contour mode resonator (CMR). On one hand, AlN is chemically stable and offers superior acoustic properties such as large stiffness and low loss. Furthermore, CMRs offer low motional resistance over a broad range of frequencies (few MHZ to GHz), which are lithographically-definable on the same silicon substrates. To date, RF MEMS resonators (include CMRs) have been extensively studied; however, one aspect that was not thoroughly investigated is how to modulate/tune their equivalent parameters to enhance their performance in oscillators and duplexers. The goal of this thesis is to investigate various modulation methods to improve the thermal stability of the resonator, its “effective” quality factor when used in an oscillator, and build completely novel non-reciprocal components. Broadly defined, modulation refers to the exertion of a modifying or controlling influence on something, herein specifically, the resonator admittance. In this thesis, three categories of modulation methods are investigated: thermal modulation, force modulation, and external electronic modulation. Firstly, the AlN CMR’s center frequency can be tunned by the applied thermal power to the resonator body. The resonator temperature is kept constant (for example, 90 °C) via a temperature sensor and feedback control such that the center frequency is stable over the whole operation temperature range of interest (e.g. –35 to 85 °C). The maximum power consumption to sustain the maximum temperature difference (120 ºC in this thesis) between resonator and ambient is reduced to a value as low as 353 μW – the lowest ever reported for any MEMS device. These results were attained while simultaneously maintaining a high quality factor (up to 4450 at 220 MHz device). The feedback control was implemented by either analog circuits or via a microprocessor. The analog feedback control, which innovatively utilized a dummy resistor to compensate for temperature gradients, resulted in a total power consumption of 3.8 mW and a frequency stability of 100 ppm over 120 ºC. As for the digital compensation, artificial neural network algorithm was employed to facilitate faster calibration of look-up tables for multiple frequencies. This method attained a frequency stability of 14 ppm over 120 ºC. The second modulation method explored in this thesis is based on the use of an effective external force to enhance the 3-dB quality factor of AlN CMRs and improve the phase noise performance of resonator-based oscillators. The force modulation method was embodied in a two-port device, where one of the two ports is used as a one-port resonator and the other is driven by an external signal to effectively apply an external force to the first port. Through this technique, the quality factor of the resonator was boosted by 140 times (up to 150,000) and the phase noise of the corresponding oscillator realized using the resonator was reduced by 10 dBc/Hz. Lastly, a novel magnetic-free electrical circulator topology that facilitates the development of in-band full duplexers (IBFD) for simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) is proposed and modeled. Fundamentally, a linear time-invariant (LTI) filter network parametrically modulated via a switching matrix is used to break the reciprocity of the filter. The developed model accurately predicts the circulator behavior and shows very good agreement with the experimental results for a 21.4 MHz circulators built with MiniCircuit filter and switch components. Furthermore, a high frequency (1.1 GHz) circulator was synthesized based on AlN MEMS bandpass filters and CMOS RF switches, hence showing a compact approach that can be used in handheld devices. The modulation frequency and duty cycle are optimized so that the circulator can provide up to 15 dB of isolation over the filter bandwidth while good power transfer between the other two ports is maintained. The demonstrated device is expected to intrinsically offer low noise and high linearity. The combination of the first two modulation methods facilitates the implementation of monolithic, temperature-stable, ultra-low noise, multi-frequency oscillator banks. The third modulation technique that was investigated sets the path for the development of CMOS-compatible in-band full duplexers for simultaneous transmit and receive and thus facilitates the efficient utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum. With the aid of all these three modulation approaches, the author believes that a fully integrated, multi-frequency, spectrum-efficient transceiver is enabled for next-generation wireless communications.

Optical polymers are a subject of research and industry implementation for many decades. Optical polymers are inexpensive, easy to process and flexible enough to meet a broad range of application-specific requirements. These advantages allow a development of cost-efficient polymer photonic integrated circuits for on-chip optical communications. However, low refractive index contrast between core and cladding limits light confinement in a core and, consequently, integrated polymer device miniaturization. Also, polymers lack active functionality like light emission, amplification, modulation, etc. In this work, we improved a performance of integrated polymer waveguides and demonstrated active waveguide devices. Also, we present novel Si QD/polymer optical materials. In the integrated device part, we demonstrate optical waveguides with enhanced performance. Decreased radiation losses in air-suspended curved waveguides allow low-loss bending with radii of only 15 µm, which is far better than &gt;100 µm for typical polymer waveguides. Another study shows a positive effect of thermal treatment on acrylate waveguides. By heating higher than polymer glass transition temperature, surface roughness is reflown, minimizing scattering losses. This treatment method enhances microring resonator Q factor more than 2 times. We also fabricated and evaluated all-optical intensity modulator based on PMMA waveguides doped with Si QDs. We developed novel hybrid optical materials. Si QDs are encapsulated into PMMA and OSTE polymers. Obtained materials show stable photoluminescence with high quantum yield. We achieved the highest up to date ~65% QY for solid-state Si QD composites. Demonstrated materials are a step towards Si light sources and active devices. Integrated devices and materials presented in this work enhance the performance and expand functionality of polymer PICs. The components described here can also serve as building blocks for on-chip sensing applications, microfluidics, etc. / <p>QC 20171207</p>