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

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

291

Lastpage

293

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrets, 2002. ISE 11. Proceedings. 11th International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7560-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISE.2002.1043000

Filename

1043000