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Jennifer Bardwell
Phone: 613-993-8572
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Design and Validation of ICT Devices and Components
At NRC-IMS, we work withour clients to develop the new technologies needed to meet their current and future needs. Our scientific expertise and fundamental understanding of physical principles allow us to model new materials and the underlying physical phenomena. We design devices based on these models then we make proof-of-concept prototypes to validate the proposed solution.
Imaging Devices Group
The imaging devices group carries out research in the area of semiconductor quantum devices with the current emphasis on THz generation, sensing, and imaging, and also in the area of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). THz science and technology hold many promises and are thought to bring about totally new applications not possible with other approaches. In the near term, relying of the ability to "see through" most clothing and packing materials, THz sensing and imaging are exploited for security related applications. OCT is an emerging, noninvasive optical medical diagnostics imaging modality which enables in vivo cross-sectional tomographic visualization of the internal microstructure. OCT can be described as the optical equivalent of ultrasound tomography since both techniques measure the returning echo response to a specific input pulse and then generate reflectivity-based images of the sample. Limited penetration depth of the OCT system in the range of a few millimeters is compensated by a few micrometers image resolution, which is one order of magnitude higher than ultrasound imaging resolution.
Optoelectronics Group
The Optoelectronic Devices group conducts research to advance the frontiers of photonic and electronic device science and technology. At present, members of the group are actively involved in research on silicon integrated optical devices, optical biomolecular sensors, high power GaN based electronic components, and semiconductor lasers for telecommunications, coherence tomography and spectroscopic chemical sensing. The Optoelectronic Group combines scientists and engineers with expertise in integrated optics, electronic device physics, and material science,and the group laboratories are equipped to carry out a wide range of optical and electronic device testing and characterization. The scope of research ranges from pre-competitive device development to studies of fundamental physical phenomena that enhance or limit device performance and lead to new device concepts.
Organic Materials & Devices Group
The organic materials and devices group conducts research and development activities in the area of organic, polymeric and composite semiconductor materials and devices. The group helps Canadian industry through collaborative R&D projects, and by providing consultant and technical services. They also work closely with Canadian universities, other government agencies and with research groups around the world to advance the research. In year 2008, the group worked closely with its academic and industrial partners to develop low cost printable organic solar cells (a project funded by the Sustainable Development Technology Canada), and significant progresses have been made in the area of materials preparation, scale-up synthesis, device fabrication and characterization.
