Thermally-actuated reflection mode asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator utilizing a thin transparent elastomeric film

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1951-1953

  Rogers, John A ^a   Schueller, Olivier J A ^b   Whitesides, George M ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; THIN FILMS;

ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT MODULATOR; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; CONTRAST RATIO; LIGHT INTENSITY; METALLIC MIRROR; REFLECTIVITY; TRANSPARENT ELASTOMER;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032047424     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.121233     Document Type: Article

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