Title :
Chalcogenide glass photonics: Non-volatile, bi-directional, all-optical switching in phase-change metamaterials
Author :
Gholipour, B. ; Zhang, J. ; Al-Saab, F. ; MacDonald, K.F. ; Hayden, B.E. ; Hewak, D.W. ; Zheludev, N.I.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Non-volatile, bi-directional, all-optical switching in a phase-change metamaterial delivers high-contrast transmission and reflection modulation at visible and infrared wavelengths in device structures only ~1/8 of a wavelength thick.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; infrared spectra; metamaterials; optical glass; optical modulation; optical switches; phase change materials; visible spectra; all-optical switching; bi-directional switching; chalcogenide glass photonics; high-contrast transmission; infrared wavelengths; nonvolatile switching; phase-change metamaterials; reflection modulation; visible wavelengths; Metamaterials; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
