Title :
Photochromic switches
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Macromolecular Chem., Acad. of Sci., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Optical switches represent a basic group of devices for integrated optics, optical computing and molecular electronics. Organic molecular materials could play, in this way, an important role. The fact that a molecule can switch between two alternative forms by the action of light or of another external field, provides a phenomenological entree into the desired novel technology of information storage systems and switches.<>
Keywords :
integrated optics; molecular electronics; optical switches; organic compounds; photochromism; information storage systems; integrated optics; molecular electronics; optical computing; optical switches; organic molecular materials; photochromic switches; Integrated optics; Molecular electronics; Optical switches; Organic compounds; Photochromism;
Conference_Titel :
Molecular Electronic Devices, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London, UK
