Title :
Electro-optic switching of VO2 films for infrared spatial light modulation
Author :
Samad, B. Abdel ; Hendaoui, A. ; Vigne, Sebastien ; Chaker, Mohamed ; Hache, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada
Abstract :
Vanadium dioxide (VO2) films have optical properties that are strongly temperature dependent. Optical switching of VO2 thin films with co-planar surface electrodes is demonstrated and characterized for possible spatial light modulating applications in the mid-infrared. Switch time, amplitude, voltage, and recovery are reported for electrode gap sizes from 200 to 800 microns.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; electrodes; optical films; spatial light modulators; thermo-optical effects; vanadium compounds; VO2; VO2 thin films; coplanar surface electrodes; electrooptic switching; infrared spatial light modulation; switch recovery; switch time; switch voltage; temperature dependent-optical properties; Electrodes; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA