Photocurrent switching method based on photoisomerization of diarylethene layer for nondestructive readout of photochromic optical memory

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3894-3899

  Tsujioka, Tsuyoshi ^a   Onishi, Itaru ^a   Natsume, Daisuke ^a  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION POTENTIAL; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHROMISM; PULSED LASERS; SWITCHING;

DIARYLETHENES; LASER LIGHTS; MEMORY LAYERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE READOUT; ON-OFF RATIO; PHOTOCURRENT SIGNALS; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS; SWITCHING METHODS;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 77955914242     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.003894     Document Type: Article

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