Accelerating discovery of tunable optical materials (ATOM)

Tricia Veeder, Arash Dehzangi, Shriram Ramanathan, Mikhail Kats, Nanfang Yu, Juejun Hu, Christopher Roberts, Mark Polking, Kevin Tibbetts, Arka Majumdar, Marina S. Leite, Houman Homayoun, Jeremy N. Munday, K. Kay Son

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Abstract

Tunable optical materials can enable more functionality while maintaining flexibility in a single aperture, which is relevant to making visible and infrared image sensing more context aware. DARPA's Accelerating discovery of Tunable Optical Materials (ATOM) program is exploring fundamental insights into the physics of tunable optical materials with the goal of developing new materials for optic and photonic applications. The specific characteristics of interest are a large change in refractive index (Δn) to delay light, low loss for high transmissivity (k), and fast switching speeds. Rare earth nickelates and phase change materials, integrated with machine learning to accelerate insights into new materials, show initial promise toward the ATOM program goals.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationImage Sensing Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationMaterials, Devices, Systems, and Applications XI
EditorsNibir K. Dhar, Achyut K. Dutta, Sachidananda R. Babu
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510673786
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
EventImage Sensing Technologies: Materials, Devices, Systems, and Applications XI 2024 - National Harbor, United States
Duration: Apr 22 2024Apr 24 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13030
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceImage Sensing Technologies: Materials, Devices, Systems, and Applications XI 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor
Period4/22/244/24/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Infrared photodetection
  • halide perovskite
  • integrated photonics platforms
  • low loss for high transmissivity
  • perovskite nickelates
  • phase change materials
  • rare-earth element
  • refraction index contrast
  • surface plasmon polariton
  • switching speeds

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