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| Our group is exploring new optical devices, systems and architectures
suitable for ultra-miniature imaging and spectroscopy instruments.
Potential applications for our work include medical imaging, miniature
sensors and sensors developed for in situ or remote monitoring, and extraterrestrial
exploration. Much of our work is enabled by the emerging technology
of micro-opto-electromechanical systems, or MOEMS for short. MOEMS
refers to miniature devices such as mirrors, lenses, gratings, waveguides
etc. that are fabricated using many of the tools developed for silicon
integrated circuit fabrication. Our current projects span the spectrum
from basic MOEMS process and device design, to system level integration
of MOEMS elements into a working instrument, to optical imaging studies
using conventional instruments that might ultimately be miniaturized for
specific medical or industrial applications.
Several of our recent and current projects are described in more detail – just follow the links at the left. If you have comments or questions or would like more information please send us email. Thanks for visiting! |