Lehigh University Center For Optical Technologies Army Research Office June 29, 2001

Lehigh University: $15,000,000 for Optoelectronics/Photonics, Information Technology, over the next 5-7 years Sources of Funding – Current and Planned Pennsylvania Technology Investment Authority (PTIA): $1,000,000 awarded for FY00-01 to create the center A proposal for $25,000,000 over the next 5 years has been submitted for initial funding in FY01-02 Private Industry: $7,500,000 over the next 5 years from joint university – industry research and liaison programs

Partners Brashear LP Circadiant Systems IQE, Inc. Optical CrossLinks Opticalis OptronX, Inc. Synergistech, Inc. T-Networks, Inc. Tycom Ltd. Wavefront Research, Inc. Major Industry Local Industry

Lehigh Interdisciplinary Research Programs Optical Networks-Design and Characterization Optical Networks System Architecture Optical Communications Routing WDM Systems Advanced Optical Materials Specialty Fibers and Waveguides Photonic Packaging and Automated Manufacture Optical Nanostructures Photonic Crystals Optoelectronic Devices and Integrated Optics Device Optics Integrated Optics Design/Modeling and Characterication of Optoelectronic Devices Guided Propagation Novel Device Concepts and Effects New Effects and Processes Theory and Simulation Quantum Computing Quantum Cryptography Faculty Slade Cargill Martin P. Harmer James Hwang Himanshu Jain Mike Stavola Jean Toulouse George Watkins Faculty Rick Blum Terry Boult Alastair McAulay Aylen Yener Faculty Demetrios Christodoulides Miltiadis K. Hatalis Ralph Jaccodine Ray Pearson Rick Vinci Faculty Volkmar Dierolf Jerome Licini Daniel Ou-Yang Meghanad Wagh

ARO/Center for Optical Technologies – Potential Integration Center for Optical Technologies Interdisciplinary Research Programs Ultra-secure, Wireless Communications and Networks Detection and Imaging Technology Sensors and Electron Devices Advanced EO Materials and Devices EO-IR Image Analysis and Processing Advanced Optical Materials  Specialty Fibers and Waveguides  Photonic Packaging and Automated Manufacture  Optical Nanostructures  Photonic Crystals Optoelectronic Device & Integrated Optics  Device Optics  Integrated Optics  Design/ Modeling and Characterization of Optoelectronic Devices  Guided Propagation Optical Networks – design and characterization  Optical Networks  System Architecture  Optical Communications  Routing  WDM Systems Novel Device Concepts and Effects  New Effects and Processes  Theory and Simulation  Quantum Computing  Quantum Cryptography

LEHIGH Creol/UCF Princeton Oxford/UK U of Glasgow/UKU of San Francisco Jena/Germany Osnabrück ANU/Australia U of Arkansas Technion Weizmann / Israel Johns Hopkins Penn State Optics Research Collaborations Cambridge/UK Pardubice/Czech Republic Brookhaven National Lab U of Ohio Dortmund/Germany

Proposed Department Changes New Electrical and Computer Engineering Department 15 new faculty; net increase of 9 faculty Optoelectronics is 1 of 3 foci New Computer Science and Engineering 18 new faculty; net increase of 14 faculty Concentration on computer science for optical networking

Summary Research will build on Lehigh strengths in optoelectronics, photonics, and materials Major investment from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University Proximity and commitment of existing large companies and new start-up companies Strategic alignment with ARO priorities