Light at Microscopic Scales
Controlling the flow and interaction of photons and electrons in micro- and nanofabricated circuits is the key to creating ever faster, ever smaller, and improved systems such as computers, communication systems, solar cells, and energy converters. These devices that have become so integrated into our daily lives so quickly were made possible largely through nanotechnology, by the development of new materials that vastly increased the speed and capacity of microprocessors and digital storage media. The Singh Center is uniquely equipped to facilitate basic and applied research in this exciting and highly visible area.
