Presidential Young Investigator Award
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Dr. Vahala has been selected as a Presidential Young                      Investigator.  He is active in fundamental research on the                      application of nanostructure physics to solid state devices -                   either to create novel devices or to improve existing devices.                  In the research program for the National Science Foundation he                  will pursue studies to include the following:  (1) to create                    entirely new optical material properties by nanometric patterning               of substrates in two dimensions (or three dimensions if a                       multiquantum well substrate is patterned), (2) to use individual                nanometer scale structures such as quantum boxes to study scaling               limitations in solid state devices.  These new properties result                from the onset of carrier quantum confinement effects in two or                 three dimensions (at room temperature onset requires structures                 on the order of 100-200 angstrom units in size.                                                                                                                        The research in this grant will have impact on optical                   communications and signal processing technology.  The                           interactions with industry which are inherent with Presidential                 Young Investigator grants will have implications for national                   competitiveness in the opto-electronics field.
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