Optical switch based on nanocrystalline VOx thin film

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7631, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chen, Xiqu ^a   Dai, Jun ^b,c  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical switch; Phase transition temperature; VOx thin film

Indexed keywords

DC POWER; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FABRICATED DEVICE; METALLIC PHASE; MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGIES; NANOCRYSTALLINE VANADIUM OXIDE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL SWITCHING; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; SWITCHING ACTION; SWITCHING RESPONSE; TESTING RESULTS; VOX THIN FILM;

NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; VANADIUM; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 77049116817     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.849367     Document Type: Conference Paper

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