Title :
Optical Gate That Photons Open or Close by Themselves
Author :
Saito, Mitsunori ; Takeda, Ryosuke ; Yoshimura, Kazuhiro ; Okamoto, Ryota ; Yamada, Itsunari
Author_Institution :
Ryukoku Univ., Otsu
Abstract :
An optical gate was fabricated with silicon, liquid crystal, and a polarizer. Photons excited free carriers in silicon, which triggered voltage application to the cell. Consequently, optical signals opened or closed their path by themselves.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; liquid crystals; optical fabrication; optical polarisers; optical switches; silicon; Si; free carriers; liquid crystal; optical fabrication; optical gate; optical signals; optical switch; photons; polarizer; Fiber nonlinear optics; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Voltage; Liquid crystal; Optical control; Optical switch; Self-control; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382677
