Title :
Programmable optical guided-wave device using Bi12SiO20crystal
Author :
Hayashi, Hideki ; Fujii, Yoichi
Author_Institution :
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
11/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new type of optical guided wave device, consisting of two-dimensional optical refractive-index patterns that can be written in and erased optically, is proposed and demonstrated. This programmable optical guided-wave device utilizes the combination of three physical properties of bismuth silicon oxide (Bi12SiO20) crystal: a large electrooptic effect, a strongly wavelength-dependent photoconductivity effect, and a high dark resistivity with long carrier trapping time.
Keywords :
Bismuth; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1978.1069708
