Optically induced switching in CdZnTe

Author

Zappettini, A. ; Cerati, L. ; Milani, A. ; Pietralunga, S.M. ; Martinelli, M.

Author_Institution

CoreCom, Milano, Italy

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

283

Lastpage

284

Abstract

Summary form only given. Bulk CdTe has interesting optical properties around /spl lambda/=1.5 /spl mu/m, namely efficient photorefractivity and high electro-optic coefficient. The aim of this communication is to demonstrate that the activation time can be limited to the nanosecond range and long term polarization effects can be avoided by the use of a CdZnTe crystals as electro-optic material. The experiments were carried out with high resistivity, AM-cut CdZnTe single crystals.

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; Pockels effect; cadmium compounds; electro-optical switches; light polarisation; optical materials; semiconductor switches; zinc compounds; 1.5 mum; AM-cut CdZnTe single crystals; CdZnTe; CdZnTe crystal; activation time; electro-optic material; high electro-optic coefficient; high resistivity; long term polarization effects; nanosecond range; optical properties; optically induced switching; photorefractivity; Bonding; Diode lasers; Intensity modulation; Lighting control; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Photonic crystals; Temperature control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.834195

Filename

834195