On the basis of 2016 call evaluations, Dr. Abdullah Demir from Physics department has been awarded MSCA individual fellowship grants for two years.
Significant advances are needed to improve the speed and efficiency of future communication and computing systems. Photonic interconnect components are the only solution to offer both high speed and low power consumption. To this end, the miniaturization of lasers promises on-chip optical communications and data processing speeds that are beyond the capability of electronics and today’s high-speed lasers. This project will focus on the development of a nanolaser for an ultra-low threshold, energy efficient and ultra-fast operation for future photonic interconnects and light sources. Additionally, this project aims to investigate the potential of nanolaser array architectures for applications in 3D sensing and significantly advancing the beam quality of lasers. The nanolaser devices, with their fundamentally new capabilities, hold special promise in a wide range of multi-disciplinary areas such as optical communication, computer science, nanocavity physics, on-chip nanophotonics, and biosensing.