APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL SWITCHING USING NANOSCALE OPTICS

摘要

An apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics are disclosed herein. A nano-optics apparatus (100) for use as an optical switch includes a metallic film (140) having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of cylindrical channels (160) containing a dielectric material (180), the metallic film (140) acting as an outer electrode; and an array of non-linear optical components (120) penetrating the metallic film (140) through the plurality of cylindrical channels (160), the array acting as an array of inner electrodes.