发明名称 |
High contrast, ultrafast optically-addressed ultraviolet light modulator based upon optical anisotropy |
摘要 |
A high contrast ultrahigh speed optically-addressed ultraviolet light modulator exploits the optical anisotropy in a ZnO film epitaxially grown on <SMALLCAPS>(01 {overscore (1)}2) </SMALLCAPS>sapphire. This device, which could also be realized in a ZnO bulk crystal or similar wide bandgap material, achieves both high contrast and high speed by exploiting the anisotropic bleaching of the anisotropic absorption and concomitant ultrafast polarization rotation near the lowest exciton resonances produced by femtosecond ultraviolet pulses. The resultant modulation in a preferred embodiment is characterized by a contrast ratio of 70:1, corresponding to a dynamic polarization rotation of 12°, and decays to a quasi-equilibrium value within 100 ps.
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申请公布号 |
US6366389(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.04.02 |
申请号 |
US20000638156 |
申请日期 |
2000.08.15 |
申请人 |
WRABACK MICHAEL;SHEN PAUL H.;LIANG SHAOHUA;GORLA CHANDRASEKHAR R.;LU YICHENG |
发明人 |
WRABACK MICHAEL;SHEN PAUL H.;LIANG SHAOHUA;GORLA CHANDRASEKHAR R.;LU YICHENG |
分类号 |
G02F1/01;G02F1/35;G02F1/355;(IPC1-7):G02F1/07 |
主分类号 |
G02F1/01 |
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