Infrared Optoelectronics:
From Brain-Machine Interfaces to Power in Deep Space

Jamie Phillips

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716

Infrared optoelectronics have transformed our daily lives, including technologies such as fiber-optic telecommunications that enabled the internet and solar cells that provide a source of renewable energy. In this work, I will present some of our research on forward looking devices and applications of optoelectronics. Our group is investigating short-wave infrared detectors for advanced imaging systems, utilizing “bandgap engineering” in new materials and quantum structures. I will describe activities in photovoltaic energy conversion in self-powered microsystems that have enabled novel applications including tracking for Monarch butterfly migration and neural probes that may enable future wireless brain-machine interfaces. Finally, I will describe some of our study of thermoradiative cells as a novel form of energy conversion from heat sources, which could enable power systems for deep space or waste heat recovery on systems such as industrial processes or data centers.

Please come out for a great discussion and lunch!

12:30 - Lunch is served

12:45 - Speaker

Attendance at this event is restricted to undergraduate students enrolled in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department.