• DocumentCode
    1769845
  • Title

    Current-controlled optical modulation in thin VO2 wires

  • Author

    Joushaghani, Arash ; Junho Jeong ; Paradis, Suzanne ; Alain, David ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Poon, Joyce K. S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We measured the current-voltage and infrared optical transmission characteristics of thin film VO2 wires over the metal-insulator phase transition. The phase transition had electrical or thermal characteristics depending on the wire geometry and applied current.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; infrared spectra; metal-insulator transition; thin films; vanadium compounds; VO2; applied current; current-controlled optical modulation; current-voltage characteristics; electrical characteristics; infrared optical transmission characteristics; metal-insulator phase transition; thermal characteristics; thin film vanadia wires; wire geometry; Absorption; Conductivity; Geometry; Materials; Optical imaging; Optoelectronic devices; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988574