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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
