发明名称 |
Optical switching system and method |
摘要 |
An optically bistable device is disclosed. The device includes a uniformly thick layer of amorphous silicon to constitute a Fabry-Perot chamber positioned to provide a target area for a probe beam. The probe beam has a maximum energy less than the energy band gap of the amorphous semiconductor. In a preferred embodiment, a multilayer dielectric mirror is positioned on the Fabry-Perot chamber to increase the finesse of switching of the device. The index of refraction of the amorphous material is thermally altered to alter the transmission of the probe beam.
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申请公布号 |
US5097357(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1992.03.17 |
申请号 |
US19890367536 |
申请日期 |
1989.06.15 |
申请人 |
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH |
发明人 |
RANGANATHAN, RADHA;GAL, MICHAEL;TAYLOR, P. CRAIG |
分类号 |
G02F3/02 |
主分类号 |
G02F3/02 |
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