Title :
Application of non-linear properties of transition metal compounds as optical limiters
Author :
Ilinskii, A.V. ; Klimov, V.A. ; Sidorov, A.I. ; Timofeeva, I.O. ; Khanin, S.D. ; Shadrin, E.B.
Author_Institution :
Ioffe Phys. Tech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Russia
Abstract :
The optical and electrical properties of thin film Fabri-Perrout interferometers on the base of VO2 and Ag2S are studied. The possibility of using of interferometers as optical limiters, femtosecond Q-switchers and materials for holograms recording is shown. The comparative analysis of the physical characteristics of films of the polycrystalline and amorphous vanadium dioxide. The morphology of films is studied on AFM-microscope. The phenomenological mechanisms of a hysteresis loop formation by metal insulator phase transition and superionic conductor - insulator phase transition are discussed.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; Q-switching; atomic force microscopy; holography; metal-insulator transition; optical films; optical limiters; silver compounds; superionic conductivity; vanadium compounds; AFM imaging; Ag2S; VO2; electrical properties; femtosecond Q-switching; film morphology; hologram recording; hysteresis loop; metal-insulator phase transition; nonlinear properties; optical limiter; optical properties; superionic conductor-insulator phase transition; thin film Fabry-Perot interferometer; transition metal compound; Amorphous materials; Conducting materials; Insulation; Interferometers; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical recording; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Electrets, 2002. ISE 11. Proceedings. 11th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7560-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISE.2002.1043000
